In a recent legal battle, Tobly McSmith, the owner of Here & Now cafe in New York City, has filed a lawsuit against the city for shutting down his establishment. The cafe, which opened in December 2022, specializes in serving teas made from kava and kratom, substances known for their relaxing properties. McSmith, who invested …
NYC Cafe Owner Sues City Over Kava and Kratom Tea Ban Read More »
Brian Gallagher will be moving on from Kratom Science after this final episode. I started as a writer and social media manager at Kratom Science in 2018, and developed the podcast in 2019. I have had the privilege of interviewing world renowned kratom experts, pharmacologists, psychologists, social scientists, chemists, addiction psychiatrists, veteran journalists, activists, and …
“In April of 2022, he was arrested for having kratom. And the kratom turned out not to be kratom.” In a video posted on Facebook by Attorney W. Whitfield “Whit” Hyman on November 21, 2023, Hyman speaks on the case of Scott Cook, who is sitting in the passenger seat of Hyman’s vehicle. Cook …
Man Held in Arkansas Jail for 8 Months on Kratom Charge for Carrying Moringa Read More »
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is threatening to cut the supply of opioids at a time when pain patients are struggling to access treatment, and illicit opioids are becoming more potent. The DEA is receiving public comments on the proposed cuts at this link: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DEA-2023-0150-0001 . Comments are due by December 4, 2023. The Controlled …
DEA to Cut Opioid Supply; Now Accepting Public Comments Read More »
Rolling Stone reports a 21-year old University of Pennsylvania student died after consuming a high-dose caffeine drink at overpriced fast food chain Panera Bread. Branded as “Charged Lemonade”, the “drink has 390 milligrams of caffeine, which is close to the amount of caffeine in three Red Bulls”. Sarah Katz, a 21-year-old student at the University …
Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI) are sponsoring a bill in the US House (HB5905), and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) is sponsoring a companion bill in the US Senate (SB3039) that would require the federal government to research and hold hearings on kratom, and limit the power of the Food and Drug …
Federal Kratom Regulation Bill Introduced for 2023 Session Read More »
Town officials linked to law enforcement interests want to criminalize kratom consumers in Zachary Louisiana. A hearing may be anywhere form September 5 – 12. Please contact [email protected] and [email protected] and please ask them to allow you to roam free with kratom tea in that part of OUR country. The kratom law in Louisiana passed …
112. Zachary Louisiana to Ban Kratom w/ Paul Schexnaydre Read More »
Jakub Zientala is co-founder and Government Relations Manager of the European Kratom Alliance. He has appeared on KSP episodes #82 and #96. In this episode we have an update about regulation of kratom as a “psychomodular” substance in Czech Republic. We also talk about the legal status of kratom in the Netherlands and other European …
111. Jakub Zientala of European Kratom Alliance Returns Read More »
Recent media reports about kratom-related deaths are leaving out basic information about these tragic events. Preexisting conditions and possible drug interactions are sparsely mentioned or left out of reports entirely. Media is also using the term “kratom” to describe all products, from fresh leaf to extract to kratom products mixed with other substances (such as …
Media Conflates Milder Kratom Leaf with Stronger Kratom Extract Read More »
Grow LLC, the company selling kratom under the vendor name “Kratom Distro”, has been ordered to pay $11 million to the family of Krystal Talavera, a Florida woman with pre-existing health conditions who died after ingesting “Space Dust”. Sold in an unlabeled package with no accompanying information, Space Dust has been reported to be an …
