Committee holds off on kratom ban
BOISE — Dozens of people from across the state crowded into the House Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday and Thursday to testify on a bill seeking to ban kratom in Idaho. While users and sellers of the supplement spoke to its utility for pain relief, public safety officials cautioned about its susceptibility to abuse.
House Bill 864 seeks to classify derivatives of Mitragyna speciosa, known as kratom, as a Schedule 1 controlled substance starting July 1. If added to Idaho’s Uniform Controlled Substance Act, it would criminalize users and distributors across the state, in line with marijuana and other substances with a Schedule I classification in the state.
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