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Why are Kratom Prices Going Up?
I wanted to give a quick heads up on kratom import status and how it is affecting domestic kratom prices. You may have heard that there has recently been a surge in confiscating shipments incoming to the USA. This last month most shipments have been confiscated in...
read more6 Charts About The Opioid Epidemic Designed To Deceive You
I do not know Dr. Andrew Kolodny, personally, and, aside from one brief phone call last year, I have had no contact with him. Therefore I cannot know his motivation for becoming a driving force behind "opioid reform"— a concept which would border on hysterically...
read moreDid HHS Recommended DEA Schedule Kratom Along with Heroin?
I get a lot of panicky people reaching out to me who want to know, "What's going on? I just heard that HHS sent a letter to the DEA recommending them to schedule kratom! What am I gonna do?" To be honest, every morning I wake up and wonder if today is the day. Living...
read moreAKA Petitions Ohio to Rescind Scheduling Recommendation of Kratom
As we head into November we must remember to get out and VOTE next week on Tuesday, November 5th! Be sure to vote for candidates who support ending the costly war on drugs. American Kratom Association Petitions Ohio State Board of Pharmacy To Rescind Recommendation...
read moreNew Series: Kratom Science and Benefits on Mental Health
While one study on kratom by Andrew Kruegel (who happens to be featured in the new A Leaf of Faith documentary by Chris Bell) another article published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence shows that kratom has immense potential as a harm reduction tool. We must take care...
read moreAlabama’s War on Drugs Affects Us All
I had the misfortune of living in Alabama when they banned kratom back in 2016. That's because the state of Alabama still believes that the War on Drugs can be won. But a new report by the Southern Poverty Law Center says otherwise. It’s time for Alabama to join an...
read moreKratom Mythbusters
https://youtu.be/5OqVA6wNdq8 https://youtu.be/5OqVA6wNdq8 CLAIM: KRATOM IS ADDICTIVE The most commonly used argument against certain plant medicines being used to treat chronic pain in recovery is that they are "addictive," or have a "high potential for abuse." This...
read moreWhy We Fight for Kratom
THE FREEDOM OF CHOICE: Why We Fight for Botanical Freedom “It would have been unthinkable to the framers of the constitution that protecting the freedom to explore one’s own consciousness would need protection.” Dale Pendell “We all want to live by each other's...
read moreA Letter About Freedom by Dr. Murray Holcomb
A LETTER FROM DR. MURRAY HOLCOMB Liberty may be defined in multiple ways, but as listed in the Merriam Webster dictionary, this understandably includes: 1. The power to do as one pleases. 2. Freedom from arbitrary control. 3. The power of choice. The proposed ban on...
read moreHas Opioid Hysteria in the Media Gone Too Far?
Lisa Kehrberg, MD, Guest Columnist for Pain News Network recently shared her story on PNN and I thought it was worth sharing with our readers because it does seem that this fear of opioids or what many refer to as "Opioid Hysteria" in the media has gone too far. Via...
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