Kansas City Kratom Licenses: New Rules & Statewide Regulations

0:00It's April 21st. Welcome in. This is Kansas News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Kansas City just dropped a new rule for businesses selling cratum. They now need a $500 license to do it legally. The city announced this on Tuesday, saying it'll boost oversight and keep public health in check. Without that license, you can't sell, deliver or distribute cratum products anymore. And the regulated industries division is on enforcement duty. Meanwhile, the mayor stressed that businesses got to operate transparently with folks health first. This isn't just the KC thing. Nearby Blue Springs stepped up back in February with limits on super potent synthetic cratum compounds like the ones up to 22 times stronger than morphine without going full ban. Supporters are on board arguing it protects people from risks while letting legit sales continue. In the bigger picture, the Zuri lawmakers are pushing bills in both the House and Senate to regulate cratum statewide and clamp down on those synthetics. On the investigation front, the state attorney

1:05general is ramping things up, adding 10 more entities to probe, hitting a total of 22. Including manufacturers, distributors and retailers in the supply chain. Across the border, Kansas kicked off new regs in February 2, banning synthetic cratum outright and limiting natural stuff to buyers 21 and older, drawing a line between the milder natural leaf and the dangerous knockoffs.