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GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — At Wednesday’s Greenfield Board of Health meeting, members voted in favor of a ban on the sale of all kratom products in the City.
Kratom is available in both natural and synthetic forms, with effects ranging from a stimulant to a sedative depending on the concentration of 7-OH, an opioid derived from the plant.
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