20. Jennifer Van Blunk
Jennifer Van Blunk is a Philly pastry chef. Years ago her dream of a career in the military was cut short due to an injury. After being discharged from the…
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Kratom Stories: Chad Goodwin from North Carolina
Chad Goodwin suffered through a 6-year opiate addiction that threatened his life and career. Twice, he nearly died of a heroin overdose..This dark period of Chad’s life came to an…
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9. Kratom in France, Mississippi, and the Media
This week: Kratom banned in France, Mississippi State Senator Chuck Younger announces he’ll introduce a bill to ban kratom in his state, and we examine kratom as covered in media…
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6. Boston Kratom Guy
My guest this week is the Boston Kratom Guy, Mike Oversteet. Mike has a podcast called the Kratom Guy Show. He’s an outspoken kratom warrior. He’s not only a kratom vendor, he’s…
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Dr. Drew trashes chronic pain patients as “borderline druggies”
Last week on his podcast This Life You Live, celebrity addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky called chronic pain patients "borderline druggies" for seeking medical treatment in the form of pain…
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Interview with Dirk Netter, author of the first German language book about kratom
Dirk Netter is the author of the first major German language book on kratom. Kratom - Ethnobotanik, Anwendung, Kultur (English: Kratom - Ethnobotany, Application, and Culture) is soon to be…
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PA House resolution seeking regulatory guidance from the FDA contains language explaining why it shouldn’t
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…
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Good News for Kratom Science: House Committee on Appropriations requests expanded research; NIDA grants $3.4 million to UF College of Pharmacy
Slowly but surely, government is responding to the relentless advocacy of the kratom community and the American Kratom Association. In addition to the state governments of Georgia, Utah, and Arizona…
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