- Fresno County supervisors on Tuesday approved a ban on kratom, excluding natural leaf form.
- Kratom is a leaf that originated in Southeast Asia. It can be both a stimulant and a sedative.
- Fresno City Councilmembers will on Thursday consider a total ban making it a crime to sell.
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Both city and county of Fresno elected officials this week are taking on an unregulated herbal supplement called kratom that can be used as a recreational drug.
And while county supervisors allowed some uses in their ban after hearing from kratom users about the natural leaf’s health benefits, the Fresno City Council will on Thursday consider a complete ban, going so far as making it a crime to sell…