EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (WNYT)- Rensselaer County lawmakers have proposed a ban on selling or distributing kratom, including both natural and synthetic forms.
Lawmakers have been focused on the issue of kratom for years and said NewsChannel 13 stories in June helped prompt action now.
As previously reported by NewsChannel 13, Nick Scribner of Ballston Spa died at 27 from his kratom use two years ago. He began taking it to help him sleep because he thought it was safe since it was natural…