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H 1680<\/a> ban
Status:<\/strong> Introduced on February 27 2025 – 25% progression
Action<\/strong>: 2026-03-26 – Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
H 2454<\/a>\u00a0
H 1631<\/a> ban
S 2025 ban looking for more info
S 1558<\/a> ban
S 1609<\/a>\u00a0
H 4261<\/a> ban
H 4394<\/a>\u00a0

Cities and Counties:<\/span><\/strong>
Amherst
Ashland Meeting May 5th 6:00 pm
ATTEND<\/strong> THE VIRTUAL MEETING \u2014 SHOW SUPPORT, COMBAT MISINFORMATION Tuesday, May 5, 2026 \u2022 6:00 PM EDT
Format<\/strong>: Virtually via Zoom<\/a> OR in-person In-Person: Ashland Town Hall, 101 Main Street, Select Board Meeting Room, Ashland, MA OR ENTER MANUALLY: Meeting ID: 875 5418 4206 \u2022 Passcode: 808272 1 THANK & SUPPORT THE BOARD JOIN ZOOM MEETING Click to Join<\/a>
Call and email<\/strong> the Board of Health officials below to thank them and express your strong support for the current ordinance as drafted.

“As a resident, I am writing to express my strong support for the kratom regulatory ordinance currently drafted by the Ashland Board of Health, and I respectfully urge you to pass it.”

“This ordinance gets it right. It is critical to distinguish between natural botanical kratom leaf, which has a long history of safe use, and highly concentrated, novel synthetic alkaloids like \u2018synthetic 7-OH.\u2019 Your proposal correctly focuses on banning these dangerous synthetics while keeping the natural plant accessible to responsible adults.”

“I fully support your regulatory approach. Implementing safety standards, clear labeling, and age restrictions is the proven, science-based path forward to protect public health without driving consumers to illicit markets.”

“Please pass this ordinance as drafted. Protecting access to natural kratom is vital for responsible adults like me. [Insert personal story.]”

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Rajit Gupta rgupta@ashlandmass.com<\/a> 508-532-7922<\/a>

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Laura Clifford lclifford@ashlandmass.com<\/a> 508-881-0100<\/a> ext. 7128

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
Anne Fitzgerald afitzgerald@ashlandmass.com<\/a> 508-733-3005<\/a>

Attleboro Municipal Council
Braintree (Board of Health)
Brookline (Advisory Council for Public Health) Will have a follow-up meeting, TBD
Canton
Doylestown
Duxbury
Fitchburg
Framingham
Franklin
Foxborough<\/mark><\/strong> banned March 15, 2026<\/mark>
Mansfield
Melrose
Pembroke
Plymouth
Rockland
Shrewsbury DPH
South Hadley
Springfield
Stoneham
Tewksbury\u00a0
Wakefield
Winchester\u00a0
Yarmouth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

H 1680 banStatus: Introduced on February 27 2025 – 25% progressionAction: 2026-03-26 – Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)H 2454\u00a0H 1631 banS 2025 ban looking for more infoS 1558 banS 1609\u00a0H 4261 banH 4394\u00a0 Cities and Counties:AmherstAshland Meeting May 5th 6:00 pmATTEND THE VIRTUAL MEETING \u2014 SHOW SUPPORT, COMBAT MISINFORMATION Tuesday, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2236","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2236"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3097,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2236\/revisions\/3097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}