Pennsylvania: National retailer CBD Kratom sues Radnor Township over ordinance

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The prospect of a national CBD retailer locating in Wayne — the focus of community-wide unease over the last month — prompted the Radnor Township Board of Commissioners to take steps to block the shop’s opening. The ordinance also prohibits the sale, distribution, or offering of kratom or Delta-8 to individuals under the age of 21. In response, the retailer sued the township and its director of community development the same day. CBD Kratom, which has more than 50 locations nationwide, including several in Philadelphia and a shop in Media, signed a 10-year lease for what used to be a Starbucks at 218 E.  Lancaster Ave. in August. Louis-based chain. “The township did not walk into doing this ordinance lightly,” Rice said.

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The prospect of a national CBD retailer locating in Wayne — the focus of community-wide unease over the last month — prompted the Radnor Township Board of Commissioners to take steps to block the shop’s opening.

In response, the retailer sued the township and its director of community development the same day. It hoped to stop the vote or, failing that, to get an injunction that would allow it to do business at the Wayne location.

The ordinance enacted by the commissioners Monday bans the sale of two controversial substances, kratom, and Delta-8, within 1,000 feet of...

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