A ban on the sale of kratom products to those under 21 years of age takes effect Thursday in Blythe.
The Blythe City Council approved the prohibition on Aug. 11, mirroring a Riverside County ordinance passed in October 2025. The Blythe law prohibits the sale and distribution of kratom products.
Kratom is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia that contains compounds of mitragynine and 7-hyrdroxymitragynine, otherwise known as 7-OH. Some energy drinks, gummies and pills containing 7-OH are synthesized, which means they contain alkaloids that produce a much stronger result…