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Mass. moves to crack down on sales of kratom, an addictive and unregulated substance - WBUR

Published by WBUR 13 August 2026 at 22:41
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Mass. moves to crack down on sales of kratom, an addictive and unregulated substance - WBUR
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The Department of Public Health issued an emergency order banning kratom sales for up to a year while municipalities draft their own regulations for the substance. The move is part of a new effort by the Healey administration to curb the sale of what is somet…

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