My guest is Scars Hernandez from Dayton Ohio. Scars earned his name from over 20 surgeries in his lifetime. In 2018, after years of being addicted to pills, he found kratom..He’s now active in the movement to keep kratom legal in Ohio. This is Scars, and this is his kratom story… Music: Risey “Memories of …
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 committee hearing on the bill, the American Kratom Association posted an easy contact form to help put Maryland residents in touch with key lawmakers. Maryland …
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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 Sturgis, an editor at the Inquirer, is suing a kratom vendor after his son Caleb died in a car accident. The Chester County, Pa coroner …
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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 sponsor is Rep. Jim Struzzi. It is co-sponsored by other representatives from rural PA counties (contact info below). Many kratom consumers have been commenting on …
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 ban. The county-wide ban goes into effect on April 1st. Because she credits kratom as getting her off opioids, helping her manage pain, and vastly …
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 questions on the science relating to safety and addiction potential of the kratom plant versus adulterated kratom products”. Great news! “The next discussion on kratom …
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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 Associated with Kratom will hold its final Hearing on Friday, Dec. 28th at 11:00am in Room 606 CLOB (Coverdell Legislative Office Bldg.). This will be …
Happening Now: Georgia House Study Committee on Kratom Risks Hearing Read More »
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 there is no imminent threat of the DEA declaring kratom a Schedule 1 substance, which would outlaw kratom. We went through this process in 2016, …
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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