If you do nothing else, please find your representative in the PA State House and tell them you want to keep kratom legal!
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/
Pennsylvania State Representative Scott Conkin announces his intention to introduce a bill to add kratom to the Schedule 1 list of controlled substances in the state.
On Wednesday, April 10, Conklin sent out this memo to the PA house seeking support for a possible bill to “Ban Kratom!” in the state:
House of Representatives
Session of 2019 – 2020 Regular SessionPosted: April 10, 2019 03:02 PM
From: Representative Scott Conklin
To: All House Members
Subject: Save lives. Protect families. Preserve Pennsylvania. Ban kratom!
What happens when a treatment for pain becomes a life-changing addiction? The answer is the opioid epidemic that has plagued Pennsylvania for many years. Sadly, the next “remedy” on the market, which is sold as an herbal supplement, is starting to take lives right here in Pennsylvania and it is called kratom. Before kratom becomes the next crisis in Pennsylvania, we need to work together to ban this dangerous and mislabeled product.
Kratom is derived from the leaves of a tree, Mitragyna speciosa, which is part of the coffee family that grows in southeast Asia. The active ingredient in kratom, mitragynine, is an addictive substance that acts on the brain’s opioid receptors. It is sold in as an herbal product, however, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the medical claims that accompany the product are unproven. Specifically, many versions of the herbal product claim that it will “relieve opium withdrawals” and that it treats medical conditions, including diarrhea, depression, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, stomach parasites, diverticulitis, anxiety, and alcoholism. Herbal and holistic supplement stores and some convenience stores sell kratom in pill form, powder form, or loose, dried leaf form. Kratom can be taken as a tablet, capsule or extract formulation, or in its purer forms it is chewed, brewed into a tea or smoked.
This issue was first brought to my attention by Centre County District Attorney Bernie Cantorna who shared his concerns based on his office’s observations and experiences with kratom. While Centre County is home to Penn State University, I was assured by DA Cantorna that kratom is affecting a broad spectrum of people, not just college-aged folks, just like opioids. If kratom is in my area, then there is a good chance it is somewhere in yours too.
Before kratom takes lives, destroys families and creates further drug-related havoc in Pennsylvania, let’s work together to ban kratom before it becomes a widespread epidemic!
Especially for PA State Residents! Please contact PA State Rep Scott Conklin and educate him about kratom. Politely tell him your experience and how kratom has helped you. If you’re a PA state resident tell him how a kratom ban would effect your life. Here is his contact info:
Form letter: http://www.pahouse.com/Conklin/Contact
Twitter: https://twitter.com/scott_conklin
Scott Conklin’s Office Hours: M-F, 9:00am – 4:30pm:
301 S. Allen St. Suite 102
State College, PA 16801
Phone: (814) 238-5477
Fax: (814) 863-3898
In addition, Kratom Science has contacted Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman. Fetterman is currently touring the state to get feedback about legalizing cannabis for recreational purposes. He may be a great ally for the kratom community!
Contact Lt Gov John Fetterman and ask him to help us #KeepKratomLegal
Twitter @JohnFetterman
https://www.facebook.com/JohnFettermanPA/
(717) 787-3300
Governor’s Office: https://www.governor.pa.gov/contact/
I’ve suffered with back pain for years tracing to a golf injury..{I know funny huh?} Ibuprofen inflames my IBS. Kratom removes my pain completely. Taking about 10 pills a month. Positive effects last a full week. Zero side effects. First relief from any substance. Eliminated my need for alcohol indulgence.
No one has ever died from kratom alone, those ppl also had excessive amount of narcotics in their systems (I guess you think we wouldn’t research your claims)… I’m a chronic pain patient and kratom is much better at treating my symptoms than any narcotics I’ve ever taken (I’ve taken most)… It’s better because there are no side effects.. most of what’s printed above is a lie we aren’t idiots
Kratom has helped me overcome a heroine addiction and is a great stimulant for those who are introverted. Yes, Kratom you can withdraw from but it’s extremely bearable, and manageable compared to opiate withdrawal. I hope they don’t ban this product. This is all about money and big pharma since they aren’t making a penny on this. Just like now they are trying to ban CBD. This is just getting rediculous.
This is absolutely ridiculous. He really wants to ban kratom because we have decided we don’t want to use liquor (costing the commonwealth money), opiates (costing commonwealth and pharmaceuticals and funeral homes monies), using kratom is completely effective for treating chronic pain and reducing withdrawal symptoms and he wants to ban that so that people will continue the use of deadly drugs because at the end of the day it’s the bottom line. More People have stopped dying and they don’t like it as it’s costing them money. Typical politician.