The Board of Supervisors Tuesday will hold an initial public hearing on a proposal to curb sales of synthetic pain-relieving products that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration may designate as controlled substances.

The Riverside County Executive Office, following consultations with the District Attorney’s Office, Sheriff’s Department and other agencies, submitted a formal request for the board to consider implementing a set of regulations aimed at deterring any sales and marketing of kratom derivatives to minors.

The main emphasis would be on so-called “7-OH” products, which contain alkaloids produced using biosynthetic methods. The 7-OH derivatives are based on kratom leaf or kratom leaf extracts originating from a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia, officials said.

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