Now that North Dakota has banned the use, sale, and possession of all kratom products, North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley has provided a list take back sites across the state.

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State officials say North Dakota is the only state offering free, statewide disposal options through both law enforcement and pharmacies year-round through it's two programs. Since 2009, more than 39 tons of medications have been collected through MedSafe sites, with an additional 7 tons gathered through Take Back locations.

Take back programs:

Take Back (TB) sites are located at local law enforcement agencies across the state, typically open 24 hours a day unless otherwise stated, and take both prescription and over-the-counter drugs. To see the list of drugs accepted, click HERE.

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MedSafe (MS) sites are at participating pharmacies, which only take prescription medication and have individual hours of operation.

Take Back Sites In NW ND

County	Type	Location of Site	Street Address
Burke	TB	Powers Lake Police Department	218 Main Street, Powers Lake
Divide	TB	Divide County Sheriff's Office	312 Main Street NE, Crosby
Divide	MS	Crosby Drug	30 Main Street North, Crosby
McKenzie	TB	McKenzie County Sheriff's Office	213 2nd Street NE, Watford City
McKenzie	MS	Larsen Service Drug	244 North Main Street, Watford City
McKenzie	MS	TAT Mandaree Telepharmacy	305 Main Street, Mandaree
Mountrail	TB	Mountrail County Sheriff’s office/ Stanley Police Department	101 North Main Street, Stanley
Mountrail	MS	Elbowoods Memorial Health Center	1058 College Drive, New Town
Mountrail	MS	Larsen Service Drug	334 Main Street, New Town
Mountrail	MS	Dakota Drug of Stanley	107 South Main, Stanley
Mountrail	MS	TAT Parshall Telepharmacy	107 3rd Street SE, Parshall
Ward	MS	Broadway Pharmacy	1118 S Broadway, Minot
Ward	MS	G&G Pharmacy	1930 S Broadway, ND
Ward	TB	Minot Police Department	515 2nd Avenue SW, Minot
Ward	MS	Center for Family Medicine Pharmacy	1201 11th Avenue SW, Minot
Ward	MS	Thrifty White	1015 South Broadway, Minot
Ward	MS	Thrifty White	2211 16th Street NW, Minot
Ward	MS	Keycare Pharmacy	400 Burdick Expressway East, Minot
Ward	MS	Kenmare Drug	109 1st Avenue Northwest, Kenmare

Williams	TB	Williston Police Department	223 E. Broadway, Williston
Williams	MS	Tioga Drug	106 Main Street, Tioga
Williams	MS	Trenton Community Clinic	IHS Pharmacy, Trenton
Williams	MS	G&G Rx Inc.	1500 14th Street West #150, Williston
Williams	MS	Service Drug Pharmacy	317 Main Street, Williston

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To see the full list of locations across the state, click HERE.

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