RIVERSIDE, CA, October 31, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- The Global Kratom Coalition (GKC) today commended the Riverside County Board of Supervisors for taking decisive action to protect public health by banning concentrated synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) opioid products while preserving adult access to safe, natural kratom leaf products. Riverside County is another voice in a growing chorus of local, state, and federal regulations taking action against concentrated synthetic 7-OH while maintaining access to natural kratom leaf.

The Riverside Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve an ordinance regulating the sale and marketing of natural kratom products and prohibiting concentrated synthetic 7-OH products. The new rules will establish a minimum age of 21 for the legal sale of

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