Pittsburgh, PA A civil forfeiture action filed in Pittsburgh’s U.S. District Court spells bad news for several kratom companies across the country. The companies in question: Coastline Kratom, Kratom Crazy, and Best Kratom, are all ceasing operations, effective immediately. Two of the companies, Coastline Kratom and Kratom Crazy, are sister companies, previously owned by a …
July 2021, Oregon Governor, Kate Brown, recently made headlines in the kratom community as she decided to veto the Kratom Consumer Protection Act (KCPA). The KCPA was originally passed by Oregon’s state senate on June 26. She was expected to sign. In case you are new here, or have been living under a rock, the …
On Wednesday July 7, the Governor of Rhode Island, Dan McKee, signed a historic bill to legalize the first safe drug consumption site (SCS) in the country. The two-year pilot program will allow individuals to use pre-obtained drugs under the careful guidance of trained professionals. Kratom, on the other hand, remains banned in the state. …
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What is CBG? Many have heard about CBD, but are you familiar with CBG? Yeah, you read that right, CBG, or in long-form, Cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), is an all-essential aspect of any cannabis plant. A cannabinoid in it’s own right, CBGA serves as the mother to all other cannabinoids. Meaning, CBGA is the very first …
What is a kratom extract? In short, kratom extracts are a more potent form of kratom. They are created from extracting kratom’s alkaloids (through boiling), then reapplying these isolated alkaloids onto powdered leaf. In turn, you get a very concentrated form of kratom, which requires a significantly smaller dosage. So much more potent, in fact, …
Like kratom, I think that it is fair to say that us kratom consumers have been partially misunderstood and incorrectly labeled. In a world full of disinformation, it is easy to get lost in the madness. One day, you may see on the news a wild claim stating, “Man driven to psychosis by kratom.” Other …
Kratom has received plenty of attention across state legislatures this month. Below is a rundown of all that has taken place in the US kratom sphere since the beginning of February. Mississippi Back in early January, a Mississippi Senate Bill was proposed calling to add kratom to Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Substance Act. …
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The United States House Committee on Appropriations has allocated the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) $500,000 towards kratom research for the year of 2021. The AHRQ was given a budget of $338,000,000 in total. “The Committee is aware of the potential promise of kratom-derived compounds for acute and chronic pain patients who seek safer …
What a busy start to 2021. On Friday, January 29, the Idaho Senate committee will meet to vote on an anti-drug constitutional amendment. Specifically, the Senate Joint Resolution No. 101 will ban, “the production, manufacture, transportation, sale, delivery, dispensing, distribution, possession, or use of psychoactive drugs in the state of Idaho.” The amendment is significant …
On January 8, 2021 a Mississippi Senate Bill was proposed calling to add Kratom to Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. After a brief holiday break period, statewide legislative sessions are now back in full swing. If those of us in the Kratom community have learned anything from the past around this time …