Democratic State Senator Ronald Young has introduced SB147, a bill that would ban kratom in Maryland effective October 1, 2020. In a call to action surrounding a January 22 judiciary…
In the last year Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Mari A. Schaefer has written several articles with headlines like "Deaths from kratom, sold as an herbal supplement, are rising". Her colleague Scott…
A proposed resolution introduced to the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday, September 3rd would officially request guidelines for kratom regulation in the state from none other than the FDA. HR460's primary…
On March 15, the Board of Supervisors in Lowdnes County, Mississippi voted unanimously to ban kratom county-wide, shortly after two towns in the county, Columbus and Caledonia, voted for a…
UPDATE: An hour after this posting, the AKA sent out an email stating "the Board decided to defer any action until additional information is obtained on a number of key…
Press release by the American Kratom Association: Kratom Warriors, As a reminder, tomorrow is the day for the Georgia public hearing on kratom! The House Study Committee on the Risks…
The American Kratom Association held a webinar on December 12 entitled "What to do if kratom is scheduled?" Mac Haddow, Legislative Director of the AKA, assured the kratom community that…
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…
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…