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85. Kratom News, July 2022

Kratom Science Podcast

85. Kratom News, July 2022

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Kailee joins Brian to discuss the latest in kratom legal, international, and science news for July 2022. Articles discussed in this episode: PA House passes bill banning sale of Kratom to minors https://www.wkbn.com/news/pennsylvania/pa-house-passes-bill-banning-sale-of-kratom-to-minors/ Online kratom sales okayed by [Thailand’s] House https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2337463/online-kratom-sales-okayed-by-house Buddhist monks banned from using cannabis, except as medicine https://www.nationmultimedia.com/in-focus/40017260 “Kratom use as more …

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Kratom: Providing Hope Amidst a Pan/Epi-demic

1 Comment / Current Events, Research / By Andrew

Say what you will about kratom, but you will be hard pressed to find information or personal testimonies doubting that it has serious potential as a harm reduction tool. With overdose deaths rising at historic rates, this is a tool that we need now more than ever. It saddens me to write an article such …

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How Negative Kratom News Works

4 Comments / News, Uncategorized / By Brian

1. Fear of “Drugs” Firmly Ingrained in the Culture Since Prohibition, the United States has developed a vibrant anti-drug culture. Even as cannabis is becoming more and more decriminalized, the fear-based assumption that addiction will flourish if we don’t banish certain substances, and have the authorities protect us from them, has been sown into the …

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One-Sided Local News Reporting and a ban on Kratom in Columbus, Mississippi

2 Comments / Current Events, News / By Brian

Following one-sided, “Reefer Madness” style fear-based reports from news outlets in North Mississippi, the town of Columbus, MS decided to ban kratom. A February 4, 2019 report by news station WCBI featured Lowndes County resident Angela Jourdan who claimed her marriage was “affected by Kratom” and was lobbying to the Columbus city council to have …

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Sensationalism in Journalism Gets in the Way of Education

1 Comment / News, Uncategorized / By Brian

Some of us in the kratom community might not realize this, but not a very high percentage of the public knows about kratom. I explain it to my friends and family as a “tea”, and the more stimulating strains taken at a dose of 5g or less as a “5 hour espresso buzz”. I talk …

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FLORIDA ACTION ALERT! We need your help!

1 Comment / Current Events / By justin

FLORIDA ACTION ALERT! YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! Please read through this in its entirety, it’s long but has everything you need to know and do to help keep kratom legal in Florida. Florida State House Bill 73 (HB 73), sponsored by Rep. Kristin Jacobs, a bipartisan bill with 3 additional co-sponsors, would make Kratom a …

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Setting the Record Straight on ‘Synthetic Drugs’ — and What We Should Do About Them

1 Comment / News / By justin

“Synthetic drugs” have been causing panic lately; many are new to the drug market, haven’t been researched, and they’re easily mistaken for and sold as somewhat similar drugs. While alarmist media stories have focused on their reported dangers, what often goes unaddressed is that our existing pattern of banning drugs drives the creation of these …

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Why 2015 Is The Year Of Kratom

2 Comments / News / By justin

Over the years, Kratom has fought to find its voice. Due to its obscurity, it has been a scapegoat and target for certain politicians looking to play off of it’s unfamiliarity; often ignoring how kratom has actually helped countless people in countries throughout the world. Fortunately, the fight on several fronts throughout the US has been successful. Kratom …

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Experts Weigh In On The Positive Aspects Of Kratom

Leave a Comment / Current Events / By justin

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Botanical Legal Defense (BLD), an educational and advocacy group focused on promoting and protecting the medicinal and therapeutic benefits of natural plants and herbal supplements, is concerned that Kratom is, at times, misrepresented as dangerous and without medical value. Kratom, a 100 percent natural plant and herbal supplement from Southeast Asia, has been …

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Turning The Spotlight On The FDA – Why Kratom Is Still A Target

3 Comments / News / By justin

Last week, Hon. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen of American Samoa presented a Washington Times article in the House of Representatives. This article, “An Excuse For Crushing Kratom: The FDA’s Undue Scrutiny Is Unscientific,” highlights the inappropriate and unnecessary targeting of kratom by the FDA. One of the many arguments in support of kratom is the …

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