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Burlington Board of Health votes to ban sale of kratom

Burlington Board of Health bans kratom sales after mothers describe sons' deaths. The board voted unanimously to adopt a local regulation restricting the manufacture, sale and distribution of kratom, layering a permanent town ban atop a one-year state emergency order set to expire August 28, 2027.

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