MONTICELLO, Ill. (WAND) - Almost two weeks ago, the City of Monticello passed an ordinance banning the sale of several unregulated drugs and products within city limits. On that list was synthetic kratom, which is often sold in gas stations and marketed to lift mood and boost energy.

"It typically will say, if you look at the small print, that it's not meant for human consumption," said Daniel Koenigs, an addiction counselor at the Piatt County Mental Health Center. "What that does is that allows the FDA not to get involved because they can sell it without having to be approved by the FDA, because it says 'not meant for human consumption.'"

Koenigs and Executive Director Tony Kirkman led the charge for drafting the ordinance, keeping Kratom from being sold in Monticello. They were conc

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