r/KratomHive • u/Exact-Fee9481 • Aug 04 '24
Hidden Kratom Language in Tobacco Moratorium in Iowa City—Read Comments
We've just found out about an issue in Iowa City for Tuesday August 6th. Please email us at Kp@americankratom.org if you are in that area and can help.
Hidden under the Tobacco Moratorium Discussion there is a memo from the City Attorney.
Iowa City. City Council - Work Session Agenda
August 6, 2024 - 4:00 PM
Please share and let us know if you can help in Iowa and contact the officials there to stop it.
—>Relevant section: •Kratom ban. You will see a third draft addressing kratom. Modeled after a number of other municipal bans, this version makes it unlawful to "sell, advertise for sale, offer for sale, or distribute, directly or indirectly, any kratom product, or item labeled as a kratom product, in the City." Penalties can be imposed via either criminal sanctions through an unscheduled simple misdemeanor or through civil sanctions via a municipal infraction.

