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Deadline to send comments to Ohio Board of Pharmacy on Kratom legality is April 30!

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Posted on the Ohio Board of Pharmacy website: The following information is being provided pursuant to the requirements of Executive Order 2011-01K and Senate Bill 2 of the 129th General Assembly, which require state agencies, including the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, to draft rules in collaboration with stakeholders, assess and justify an adverse …

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CDC Blames Even More Multiple-Drug Abuser Deaths on Kratom Than They Did Before

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A Centers for Disease Control report released last week claimed 91 out of 152 unintentional drug overdose deaths where kratom was detected in the bloodstream involved kratom as the “cause of death”, according to local medical examiners. This has been repeated over and over again by media, mostly without examining the problematic nature of these …

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URGENT! PA House Rep Wants to Ban Kratom in Pennsylvania

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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 …

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Banning Drugs is Anti-Science, Anti-Health, and Anti-Social

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“Thankfully now, this is legal. The whole idea of Schedule 1, I think, is going to go away. How bizarre is that? That these molecules are ‘evil’. Please, come on!” That is a direct quote from celebrity addiction medicine specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky on his new YouTube podcast, “Dr. Drew After Dark”, recorded in California …

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Kratom Legality Update: Georgia House Votes to Regulate, Ohio Board of Pharmacy votes to Ban, Public Hearing on Kratom Ban in Lowndes Co, MS

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Georgia House Passes Bill Requiring Age Restrictions, Labeling Requirements for Kratom Following advocacy from the American Kratom Association as well as Georgian kratom consumers, the Georgia House of Representatives voted 164-1 to move forward on a bill regulating kratom in the state. House Bill 551, should it pass through the Georgia Senate and be signed …

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Parents Sue Kratom Company After Son Dies in Car Accident; Coroner Fought to Keep Autopsy Secret

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Parents in Chester County, PA are suing kratom distributor SoCal Herbal Remedies. Their son, Caleb Sturgis, died in a car accident in 2018. He was 25. The Chester County Coroner ruled the cause of death “acute mitragynine intoxication”. In the typical sensationalist reporting, stretching itself out of context, ignoring the blaring questions raised by this …

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