Manatee County debates banning kratom and other designer drugs

Cierra Dusenberry used to watch teenagers and young adults spend up to $80 a day on 7-hydroxymitagynine, commonly known as 7-OH, a recently banned opioid.

Dusenberry is the assistant manager at Wild Smoke Shop on State Road 64 near Interstate 75. The shop sells cigars, vapes, hookahs and an array of cannabidiol products and other supplements, including kratom.

7-OH is a concentrated form of kratom, which is a native tree in Southeast Asia…

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