Board of Health votes to ban kratom sales in Natick
Board of Health votes unanimously to ban kratom products in Natick. Physicians from Newton-Wellesley Hospital presented clinical data on addiction, withdrawal, and overdose risks before the board agreed to pursue a full ban. Director of Public Health Michael K. Boudreau will draft regulations
Board of Health · Meeting of June 8, 2026
NATICK — Board of Health votes unanimously to ban kratom products in Natick. Physicians from Newton-Wellesley Hospital presented clinical data on addiction, withdrawal, and overdose risks before the board agreed to pursue a full ban. Director of Public Health Michael K.
Boudreau will draft regulations prohibiting manufacturing, sale, and distribution, subject to a future public hearing. In separate action, the board reduced a livestock permit late fee from $50 to $25 for a 70 Pond Street property. A sewage ejector pump proposal for 3 Whitcomb Street was referred to the variance process pending additional engineering details.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of June 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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