The Radnor Township Board of Health would rather not regulate the sale of Kratom, an herbal extract that has been linked to some deaths in the past few years, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for mainlinemedianews.

The legal extract is part of the inventory at the currently-closed CBD Kratom store on Lancaster Avenue in Wayne.

Members of the public and township officials called for a ban of the substance last month after the store opened suddenly in February without the required building permits or township review.

The township promptly ordered the store to close, pending review.

David Simmons, Radnor health board chairman, described regulating kratom as a “huge risk” and was encouraged that there is community involvement over the issue.

The commissioners will have final say on whether to regulate the sale of kratom.

Sarah Laurel, executive director of Savage Sisters that provides resources for people suffering from substance abuse, described kratom as a problem for people in recovery.

“I did not realize that it was coming out in stores this way,” Laurel said. “In my circle of the people I serve, [kratom] has been hugely detrimental to the recovery world … it’s highly addictive,” she said.

Read more at mainlinemedianews about the latest on the CBD Kratom store in Radnor.

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