Kratom & Synthetic Cannabinoids to be Banned in Norwood
IHOP Still Smells
For its May meeting, the Norwood Board of Health held a public hearing on proposed regulations for prohibiting the manufacturing, sale and distribution of synthetically derived cannabinoids and kratom.
Two community members offered comments in support of the measure, which saw little debate among the Board.
“I think that is a good thing to have for Norwood, other towns nearby have also adopted them, I think the way you have phrased them is fair, I think it is strong – the fee structure that you have is strong, it really suggests to the community, people that try to sell this now, they need to stop selling it,” said resident and former candidate for Board of Health Kathryne Ahnger-Pier said.
Ahnger-Pierwent on to add, “With the tobacco regulations, with ‘Zyn’ and stuff like that, there have been different ways that other products have come to exist to sort of skirt those regulations, which I’m sure you’re all aware. They’re making others, so I’m hoping this a long-standing regulation that you’ll be able to modify as needed.”
The other community member who commented sent their message of support in a written letter, and encouraged the Board to go even further with their enforcement of the ban. Steve Konetchy remarked:
“I strongly support this proposed regulation, and believe in every reasonable effort to reduce substance abuse and protect public health in our community. In particular I fully agree that the use, sale, manufacturing and distribution of synthetic derived cannabinoids, including products such as delta-8 and delta-10, as well as kratom products, should be specifically prohibited from the Town of Norwood,” he wrote. “These substances present significant public health concerns, particularly because they are often unregulated, psychoactive, and readily accessible… If I could offer one suggestion, it would be to strengthen the enforcement provisions by doubling the fines and penalties described in the proposed regulation.”
Sanitarian Kyle Simpson said he was pleased to reports that Friendly’s is now in good standing with all employees complying with beard and hair net regulations. Unfortunately for IHOP, the smell in bathroom from the pipes was still emanating. “Honest to God Kyle, I keep getting calls about that fume or smell,” Carolyn Riccardi of the Board said. Simpson replied: “We went there, there was still a smell, talked to the manager there, they has a company come in and remove the toilets in both bathrooms, and reseal them, and then I went back there this past Friday to see of that worked. There is still a smell in the bathroom, it’s not horrible, but there is a smell. So they still have work to do, they have another company coming in to clean the drains out… You can smell it when you go in the bathroom, but it’s not in the main area.”
Limey’s Pub was in the report for a critical violation of bare hands contacting food, in addition to a reported on-going pest control issue. Chair Kathleen Bishop asked if they could face any fines, Environmental Health Agent Angelo De Luca said yes.
“As for the critical violation, the bare-hand contact, yes... but the rodents, it’s difficult to do, it takes a while,” he said.
Public health nurse Diane Hillery said she was happy to report that Norwood is prepared for children to enjoy the summer camps and pools, and assured the board that all activities would be moved indoors when the heat rose too high for safety.
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