First Lady Testifies For Control Of Psychoactive Products

Maryland Senate Bill 820 targets a specific class of psychoactive substances often found for sale at gas stations, convenience stores, and vape shops. The products like Kratom are often marketed as supplements, using cartoons and colorful packaging that is attractive to children. Maryland First Lady Dawn Moore testified on the bill that would restrict sales of the products to those over 21 and ban predatory marketing tactics…

“Senate Bill 820 is a clear path forward. This bill will treat these substances that are misleading our children as contraband, stopping them from being sold alongside energy drinks and candy at local convenience stores.”