Episode

109. At the Cannabis Museum Grand Opening

Kratom Science Podcast
Kratom Science Podcast
109. At the Cannabis Museum Grand Opening
/

Brian covers his trip to Athens, Ohio in April for a visit to the Cannabis Museum. The museum, founded and curated by Don Wirtshafter with the help of many including Kratom Science Journal Club co-host Dr. Jon Cachat, displayed its first exhibit “Hemp, Hackles, and History”. While Brian was there, the museum parking lot was …

109. At the Cannabis Museum Grand Opening Read More »

May 2023 Legislative Update

Kratom Science
Kratom Science
May 2023 Legislative Update
/

Podcast will return next week. This week Brian has a quick update about kratom bills in the states. Testify in Rhode Island TODAY 5/11/23 4:00pm State House Rm 313 at Senate Judiciary Committee to LEGALIZE KRATOM IN RHODE ISLAND. Check our 2023 State Kratom Bills page for updates https://www.kratomscience.com/2023/01/20/2023-state-kratom-bills-with-sponsor-contact-information/

108. Louisiana SB94 Testimony

Kratom Science
Kratom Science
108. Louisiana SB94 Testimony
/

Paul Schexnaydre, Adam Peak, and Leann Pierson testify at the Louisiana Senate Judiciary hearing on the kratom ban bill SB94 on May 2, 2023. Jesse the Body Ventura tesifies in Minnesota on cannabis legalization. We love all of you on the front lines of the War on Drugs.

STOP THE LOUISIANA KRATOM BAN!

Kratom Science
Kratom Science
STOP THE LOUISIANA KRATOM BAN!
/

This is an unedited conversation with Paul and Fallon Schexnaydre, small batch kratom vendors, as well as Adam, a vape shop owner, who will be at Monday’s 11am rally at the steps of the Louisiana Capitol. 1. Contact Louisiana representatives at protectkratom.org/louisiana (or by emails below) and tell the members of the House to vote …

STOP THE LOUISIANA KRATOM BAN! Read More »

107. Dr. Peter Grinspoon on Cannabis Science and the Drug War

Kratom Science Podcast
Kratom Science Podcast
107. Dr. Peter Grinspoon on Cannabis Science and the Drug War
/

Dr. Peter Grinspoon is an instructor at Harvard Medical School, primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a 25-year cannabis specialist. His new book, released on 4/20/23 is called Seeing Through the Smoke: A Cannabis Specialist Untangles the Truth About Marijuana. We speak about how the science of cannabis, as well as kratom, is …

107. Dr. Peter Grinspoon on Cannabis Science and the Drug War Read More »

106. Is Kratom Safe or Unsafe?

Kratom Science Podcast
Kratom Science Podcast
106. Is Kratom Safe or Unsafe?
/

Brian looks at a news report from Bedford, Texas where a diabetic man ended up in the ICU after long term, heavy kratom use including 8-10 “bottles” per day (presumably extract shots) as well as vaping kratom. Yes kratom vaping is actually a thing, and it apparently damaged his lungs. In comparison to the majority …

106. Is Kratom Safe or Unsafe? Read More »

105. Unpacking Claims of Kratom-Induced Hallucinations

Kratom Science Podcast
Kratom Science Podcast
105. Unpacking Claims of Kratom-Induced Hallucinations
/

Brian talks about his new article “Kratom and Hallucinations: Examining the Evidence Behind the Claims”. It boils down to one case report of a man who hadn’t slept for a week, 45 poison control center calls, and 6 mild symptoms unrelated to kratom use out of a 150 user sample. Yet with such sparse evidence, …

105. Unpacking Claims of Kratom-Induced Hallucinations Read More »

Journal Club #40: Dr. Jon’s 2010 Zebrafish Research

Journal Club with Dr. Jonathan Cachat
Journal Club with Dr. Jonathan Cachat
Journal Club #40: Dr. Jon's 2010 Zebrafish Research
/

For a special 40th episode, Dr. Jon revisits research he led out of Tulane University in 2010 on psychoactive substance effects in zebrafish. Out of 40+ published papers from this research, we look at one focusing on zebrafish symptoms when in withdrawal from ethanol, diazepam, morphine and caffeine. We also talk about living in New …

Journal Club #40: Dr. Jon’s 2010 Zebrafish Research Read More »

104. Allegheny County Council’s Bethany Hallam on the Failed Drug War, Incarceration, and Inmate Deaths

Kratom Science Podcast
Kratom Science Podcast
104. Allegheny County Council's Bethany Hallam on the Failed Drug War, Incarceration, and Inmate Deaths
/

Bethany Hallam is Councilperson-at-Large for Allegheny County. At age 29 she defeated a long-term incumbent after running openly as a formerly incarcerated person in Allegheny County Jail in recovery from opioid use disorder. She now sits on the jail’s oversight board. We talk about harm reduction, drug decriminalization, the exploitation of incarcerated people, and why …

104. Allegheny County Council’s Bethany Hallam on the Failed Drug War, Incarceration, and Inmate Deaths Read More »

103. Brad Miller on his testimony at GA capitol, colitis, and advocating for the right to self-treatment

Kratom Science Podcast
Kratom Science Podcast
103. Brad Miller on his testimony at GA capitol, colitis, and advocating for the right to self-treatment
/

Check out Brad’s podcast, Chronically Human https://www.youtube.com/@chronicallyhuman1582 Brad Miller recently testified for his right to consume kratom at a judiciary hearing at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. In his testimony Brad emphasized the sovereignty of the individual and the right to choose his own treatment for his chronic conditions. “This fallacy that the FDA …

103. Brad Miller on his testimony at GA capitol, colitis, and advocating for the right to self-treatment Read More »