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110. Adam Peak and Leann Pierson Fight for Kratom in Louisiana

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110. Adam Peak and Leann Pierson Fight for Kratom in Louisiana
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My guests this week are Adam Peak and Leann Pierson from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They co-own Bella Sunrise Smokeshop in Baton Rouge. Recently Adam and Leann gave emotional and informative testimony before Louisiana’s Senate and House, as well as in Livingston Parish, to oppose the prohibition of kratom, and in support of regulation bills. Will …

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Kratom News from Thailand: “Governor of Trang leads a group to study on a GMP certified kratom extract processing plant”

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Note: This post is a translation from a Thai news story that can be found here https://www.banmuang.co.th/news/region/331878 Mr. Kajornsak Chareonsopha, Governor of Trang Province, as the chairman of the working group to drive and develop medicinal plants led the group to study the GMP standard kratom extract processing plant of Prince of Songkla University at …

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Let’s Look at the New Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act

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Florida House Bill 179, the Kratom Consumer Protection Act (KCPA) was signed into law by Governor Ron Desantis on June 2, 2023. The law explicitly prohibits the sale of kratom to those under 21 years of age. It also prohibits adulterants that make the product stronger or more toxic, a level of 7-hydroxymitragynine that exceeds …

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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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Scientists Interview Kratom Consumers About Their Experience

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Last year, we published a 255 page document of first-person experiences that kratom consumers posted in the comments section of KratomScience.com articles. Other places like Reddit.com/r/kratom feature thousands of kratom testimonies. So far the nuances of these experiences, though abundant and similar, have not been reflected in the science. Case reports, often woefully inadequate in …

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Is kratom being adulterated with other drugs?

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Both legality proponents and prohibitionists claim that kratom sold in the Western marketplace by some nefarious vendors is adulterated with other drugs such as fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. But where is the evidence of this? There are confirmed cases in the scientific literature and media that we examine below of kratom being adulterated with O-desmethyltramadol, …

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May 2023 Legislative Update

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May 2023 Legislative Update
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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/

STOP THE LOUISIANA KRATOM BAN!

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STOP THE LOUISIANA KRATOM BAN!
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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 …

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

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

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Respiratory Distress in Heavy Smoker Caused by Kratom, Say Doctors

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A case report published in European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine entitled “Kratom-Induced Acute Respitory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)” claimed kratom induced ARDS in a 36 year old man with a “a 7.5-pack year history”. A “pack year” according to the National Cancer Institute, “is calculated by multiplying the number of packs of cigarettes …

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