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Study Finds Drug Busts Related to Increase in Overdose Deaths

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A study published in American Journal of Public Health found fatal drug overdoses increased following police seizures of illicit substances. Researchers examined data over a two year period in Marion County, Indiana, and “compared frequency and characteristics of drug (i.e., opioids and stimulants) seizures with changes in fatal overdose, emergency medical services nonfatal overdose calls …

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Louisiana just passed a law regulating a nonexistent substance called “mitragynine speciosa”

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Pay attention to the spelling of the terms in italics, especially if you’re a Louisiana legislator. Mitragyna speciosa is the scientific term for kratom. Mitragynine is the term for an alkaloid in the kratom plant (usually the most abundant alkaloid present). Mitragynine speciosa is not a thing, but that didn’t stop it from being regulated …

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Czech Republic Anti-Drug Coordinator Still Pushing for Kratom, Cannabis to Be Regulated

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Anti-Drug Coordinator of Czech Republic, Jindřich Vobořil, told the popular Czech news website Novinky.cz in an interview that he is still pushing for sensible regulation of kratom and cannabis. On Tuesday, June 20, Vobořil met with leaders of the government’s five-party coalition about his proposed regulation. Despite worry from one of the parties, Vobořil said …

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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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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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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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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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Alabama Woman Charged with Drug Trafficking for 250 Grams of Kratom; Stopped 200 Feet from Florida Border

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Flomaton Police Officer Charles Land assisted by Escambia County Sheriffs Department arrested Shaina Megan Brown and charged her with drug trafficking. Police say she was carrying 250 grams (about 8.8 oz) of kratom into Alabama from Florida. Officer Land pulled Brown over on Old Atmore Road near the intersection with Tulip Road, approximately 200 feet …

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106. Is Kratom Safe or Unsafe?

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Brian looks at a news report from Bedford, Texas where a diabetic man ended up in the ICU after long term, heavy kratom use including 8-10 “bottles” per day (presumably extract shots) as well as vaping kratom. Yes kratom vaping is actually a thing, and it apparently damaged his lungs. In comparison to the majority …

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