ATLANTA – State Representative Rick Townsend (R-Brunswick) recently convened the fifth and final meeting of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail-Available Substances on Friday, October 23, 2026, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The study committee has convened five meetings across the state to gather testimony and hear from local communities on this topic ahead of the 2027 legislative session.
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ATLANTA – The House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail Available Substances, chaired by State Representative Rick Townsend (R-Brunswick), will hold its final meeting on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 9 a.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Rick Townsend (R-Brunswick) recently convened the fourth meeting of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail-Available Substances on Friday, October 9, 2026, at West Georgia Technical College in Waco, Ga.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Rick Townsend (R-Brunswick) recently convened the third meeting of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail-Available Substances on Friday, August 25, 2026, at the Georgia Center in Athens, Ga. Rep. Townsend began the meeting by providing an update on the current state of the study committee’s work surrounding kratom and related substances and thanking the University of Georgia and Dr. Merrill Norton, who is a clinical associate professor emeritus at the UGA College of Pharmacy, for hosting the meeting. Committee members then heard a number of presentations from individuals with diverse perspectives on kratom and youth vaping and also received public testimony about the personal impacts of kratom and youth vaping.
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ATLANTA – The House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail Available Substances, chaired by State Representative Rick Townsend (R-Brunswick), will hold its fourth meeting on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 9 a.m. at West Georgia Technical College in Waco, Ga.
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