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AKA Responds to Farmers Co-ops, Denies Buying Kratom from Farmers, Processors

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Last week, news from CNN Indonesia and other sources reported that two Indoneisan farmers groups, PPHI and KOPRABUH, were calling on their president to pause kratom exports until trade regulations can be implemented. They accused kratom vendors and the American Kratom Association (AKA) of breaking agreements, and engaging in direct transactions with farmers in order …

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Indonesian Kratom Farmers Seek to Pause Exports to the US

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Farmers’ groups accuse American kratom industry, AKA of unfair business practices that keep prices, quality low ***Update 12/4/23 AKA has responded to these allegations. Two cooperatives representing Indonesian farmers are calling on their government to stop kratom exports to the United States until agreed-upon trade regulations are in place. On November 13, 2023, the Indonesian …

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Indonesian Governor Calls for Quality Control as US Importers Reject Kratom Shipments

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On May 25, Governor Sutarmidji of West Kalimantan, Indonesia, called on the Ministry of Agriculture to pass quality control regulations on kratom. The governor’s request occurred following a rejection of 7 out of 14 cargo container shipments by American kratom buyers. The containers were returned because the product sent did not pass the quality test. …

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91. Drew Turner Returns

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Kratom Science Podcast
91. Drew Turner Returns
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Drew Turner is a U.S. Navy combat veteran who appeared in the documentary A Leaf of Faith. We talk about an experimental extract he tried, recreational cannabis in his home of Michigan, Biden’s federal cannabis possession pardons, the present and future of kratom and cannabis regulation could look like, rare cases of severe kratom toxicity …

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86. Dr. Walt Prozialeck Returns to talk about Lead (Pb) in Kratom

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Kratom Science Podcast
86. Dr. Walt Prozialeck Returns to talk about Lead (Pb) in Kratom
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Walt Prozialeck returns to discuss his new article published in the journal Toxics, “Public Health Implications and Possible Sources of Lead (Pb) as a Contaminant of Poorly Regulated Kratom Products in the United States”. We talk about the dangers of high levels of Pb exposure, how even moderate doses in some products can cause toxicity …

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Lead (Pb) in kratom possibly hazardous, say researchers

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Researchers from Midwestern University recently published an article in the journal Toxics entitled “Public Health Implications and Possible Sources of Lead (Pb) as a Contaminant of Poorly Regulated Kratom Products in the United States”. Based in part on earlier research conducted by lead author and pharmacologist Dr. Walter Prozialeck, several randomly selected kratom products have …

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Journal Club #27: Does Kratom Kill…E-coli and Streptococcus Pneumoniae?

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Journal Club with Dr. Jonathan Cachat
Journal Club #27: Does Kratom Kill...E-coli and Streptococcus Pneumoniae?
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Spoiler alert: kinda, but its more the quercetin in kratom, which is available in many food plants and as a dietary supplement on its own. This study comes to us from a team at Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya (UNUSA) in Surabaya, Indonesia, on the island of Java, south of the island of Kalimantan, where most …

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57. Representatives of PPHI, the Indonesian Farmers’ Co-Op

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Kratom Science Podcast
57. Representatives of PPHI, the Indonesian Farmers' Co-Op
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Transcript available here https://www.kratomscience.com/2021/08/12/transcript-of-kratom-science-podcast-57-representatives-of-pphi-indonesian-farmers-co-op/ This episode is a result of an interview I conducted with members of the Horticulture Entrepreneurship Association of Indonesia (PPHI). Brian speaks to Mr. Fadli Ashari, translator for Mr. Suhairi Ery, Daily Chairman of PPHI and Mr. Jamaluddin Junaid, one of PPHI’s kratom farmers. Because of translation issues, we agreed on …

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Journal Club #12: Kratom Cultivation Studied

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Journal Club with Dr. Jonathan Cachat
Journal Club #12: Kratom Cultivation Studied
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This time Dr. Jonathan Cachat and I look at a study where a team from University of Florida cultivated 68 kratom trees in a greenhouse, gave them varying levels of fertilizer, and measured for biomass, chlorophyll, and alkaloid content. Dr. Jon talks about similar studies he did with cannabis, and we go into what that …

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