The Moreno Valley City Council Tuesday took the first step in adopting a recently passed Riverside County ordinance regulating the sale and distribution of products containing kratom and its synthetic version, known as 7-Hydroxymitragynine or 7-OH.
City Manager Brian Mohan said that because the city was adopting the county ordinance by reference, the process was slightly different than the normal process for adopting an ordinance.
“This procedure requires us to conduct the first read and introduce the ordinance tonight, but it’s unique,” he said at the December 2 meeting. “So we have to actually, if approved, we would have to then schedule a public hearing to receive public input regarding the adoption of our ordinance on January 6, 2026, so that it gives the public time to review the ordinance.”…