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The Board of Health voted 2-1 to prohibit the sale of natural and synthetic kratom products in Wakefield starting June 1, giving businesses time to remove them from shelves.
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The Board approved a local restriction on kratom sales after discussing concerns about product labeling, health effects, youth access, and limited regulation. The Board also approved two variances allowing a septic system at 389 Salem Street to be installed in the front yard. Officials will further review rodent-control products used by contractors and on school properties before drafting possible regulations on anticoagulant rodenticides.
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