On December 5, the American Kratom Association sent subscribers a newsletter with the subject line “Ohio Update: Protecting Kratom”. (The AKA website is a bit frustrating to navigate but I believe here is where you can sign up for the newsletter.) Mac Haddow and Jack Henningfield of the AKA met with the Ohio Board of …
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An open letter to HHS, DEA, NIDA, and FDA signed by twelve leading scientists from various fields has been posted on the website of American Kratom Association. The 33 page letter analyzes and sharply criticizes, piece by piece, the FDA’s 8-Factor Analysis that led the organization to determine that kratom should be placed on the …
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Kratom supplies are being choked off to American consumers by the actions of both the Indonesian government and the FDA under Trump-appointed Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. Post mid-term election speculation is appearing all over the internet as to whether the DEA will classify kratom as a Schedule 1 substance, or the FDA will continue to …
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Recent news items have been covering “both sides” of the kratom debate. As presented in this media narrative, one side says kratom is dangerous and deadly, the other side says it’s a life saving plant. Two such stories ran within two days of each other. One appeared October 27th on Fox4 out of Southwest Florida …
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I am not a kratom scientist. I am just a humble writer. I am miles away from the nearest college or lab, or wherever great minds are studying sciencey stuff. Here I write about and attempt to understand legitimate studies from the field of medical science. Ladies and gentlemen. I present to you, An Idiot …
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There is a pattern in American history of fear-based, reactionary policy to new drugs entering the culture. It goes like this: A fraction of the population starts to use the drug. The media hears about it. As comedian Gilbert Gottfried said of the media, “their job is to make a mouse fart sound like it’s …
Calista from Ohio is a stay-at-home mom of two boys and volunteer who credits kratom for saving her life. In 2017 she began to utilize kratom as a tool in the process of getting off and staying clean of opiates Calista lives in a battleground state. On Monday, October 1st, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy …
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Andrew Turner appeared in the recent Netflix documentary about kratom entitled A Leaf of Faith, directed by Chris Bell (Bigger Stronger Faster, Prescription Thugs). Turner is a veteran of the United States Navy and served in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. He is an outspoken advocate for keeping kratom legal. He lives in the Washington DC …
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The AKA urges kratom advocates to contact their Senators today to oppose the SITSA Act (Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act). The act, designed to limit dangerous synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, would also give the Attorney General the power to ban natural botanicals such as kratom. From the AKA: On Friday, …
Some hopeful news has been delivered by our friends at the American Kratom Association (AKA) this week. The website of the National Institute of Drug Abuse briefly displayed the message, “Kratom by itself is not associated with fatal overdose.” It was quickly changed, and it now reads “Information on kratom overdoses is currently being updated.” …