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Trustees asked to consider local ban on potent kratom derivative after public‑safety briefing
Summary
An agency official urged the board to consider a local law restricting 7‑OH (a metabolite of kratom that officials called 'stronger than morphine'), citing concerns about availability to children at gas stations and urging coordination with county and other municipalities.
An agency official briefed trustees about efforts in other municipalities to ban or restrict powerful kratom derivatives, saying some vendors sell adulterated or metabolized products that produce a substance officials called '7‑OH.' The official described the compound as potent and said municipalities have passed local laws to make distribution illegal.
Trustees discussed obtaining local‑law templates and coordinating with the county. "Kratom itself is a little less dangerous. What they do is they metabolize the, alkalize in it, to create much more potent version, which is 7 0 h... and that is stronger than, morphine," the official said. The board agreed it would be useful to collect sample local laws and consider next steps.
