Some types of kratom to be banned in Orange County

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The Orange County Board of Supervisors has passed an ordinance that prohibits the sale, distribution or possession of synthetic kratom products.

A press release announcing the ordinance being passed referred to synthetic kratom, which is sold primarily in smoke and vape shops as a pain reliever and a product that helps opioid addicts quit, as “legal morphine.”…

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