
“It’s more similar to Alton which is how this all started in the first place.

“Edwardsville is a bit of a larger town, unlike the other tiny villages that have been banned,” said Ajdin. “They put it off the other night since they received so many emails and calls,” said Ajdin. The issue was postponed from the February 18 agenda. Naperville resident and kratom activist Nina Ajdin hopes to travel to the next Edwardsville city council meeting on March 3, barring any health issues. After opposition from citizens, the city council voted nearly unanimously to prohibit sales of kratom to persons under the age of 21. Naperville, a suburb of Chicago, considered a ban in 2018.

Kratom bans have already been passed in other Madison County towns of Jerseyville, Alton, Glen Carbon, Maryville, and Wood River Keevan went on to equate kratom with bath salts. Police Chief Jay Keevan was quoted in The Edwardsville Intelligencer as saying kratom caused an “opioid-drug high”.

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