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CITY of NORTH OLMSTED Mayor Nicole Dailey Jones certain degree, 1. Drinking large amounts of Kava are associated with the feeling of intoxication AND 2. That there is no reliable way to discern if someone is driving impaired, would you be comfortable allowing the proliferation of these uses in your community. The answer is self-evident, and should be no. Kratom Kratom, currently listed as a "drug of concern" u by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for its stimulant and sedative effects similar to that of opioids, is banned in the states of Vermont, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Indiana, Alabama and Arkansas as well as the cities of Denver, Colorado; San Diego, California; Sarasota, Florida, Alton and Jerseyville, Illinois. Like Kava, it is an unregulated psychoactive substance in the State of Ohio. The 1350 General Assembly tried, and failed, to move forward with regulations on Kratom via Ohio House Bill 236. This would have provided a means for the licensing, inspecting and labeling of Kratom products. In 2018, the State of Ohio Pharmacy Board was poised to list Kratom as a schedule one narcotic indicating that there is no valid medical use and a high potential for abuse. Some examples of other schedule one drugs are heroin, LSD, MDMA, marijuana, Marthaqualone, and peyote. Currently the United States Food and Drug Administration )FDA) has not approved Kratom, or any variation thereof, for medical use. Because it is legal in many states and largely unregulated there is anecdotal evidence that from users who report using the substance to ease withdrawal symptoms from opioids, to treat chronic pain, or for its euphoric properties, 23 Studies suggest that people who regularly use Kratom can experience withdrawal symptoms. The National Institutes of Health indicates that Kratom products may contain harmful contaminants and have drug interactions. The safety effects of intoxication are not well understood. 1° Like Kava, there is not a recognized sobriety test that is reliable and legally defensible. Moreover, many of the common blood intoxication tests do not specifically test for the substance, so it is unlikely law enforcement will be able to keep the motoring public safe from those who ingest these substances and subsequently get behind the wheel. Deka-8 and Delta -9 THC Delta -8 tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as delta -8 THC, is a psychoactive substance found in the Cannabis sativa plant, of which marijuana and hemp are two varieties. Delta -8 THC is one of over 100 cannabinoids produced naturally by the cannabis plant but is not found in significant amounts in the cannabis plant. As a result, concentrated amounts of delta -8 THC are typically manufactured from 13 hkps://www.dea.gov/factsheets/kratom t3 hkos,//nida.nih.pov/research-tooics/kmtom#safe 14 https7//nida.nih.aov/research-topics/kratom#addictive-withdrawal