Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas and the Kansas City Council on Thursday passed a law banning the sale of synthetic kratom products and restricting how natural kratom can be sold, creating new compliance requirements for convenience retailers.
The ordinance targets unregulated products commonly sold at gas stations, convenience stores and vape shops that officials say pose risks to public health and safety.
“Gas station drugs are sold with virtually no oversight or safety testing,” Lucas said. “They’re marketed as legal alternatives, but they can be just as dangerous as illegal drugs—leading to addiction, overdoses and harming our neighborhoods and young people.”…