Kratom Warriors: We’re sounding the alarm. If Scott Gottlieb continues to spew his lies about kratom, the DEA will schedule it. A few days ago, we recognized the anniversary of the Notice of Scheduling for kratom. Make no mistake, they tried to schedule kratom once and the FDA wants to do it […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—August 23, 2018—The American Kratom Association submitted an eleven-page letter and a petition signed by more than 40,000 Americans asking the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to keep the current regulatory structure in place for kratom, a natural botanical in the coffee family native to Southeast Asia. The petition is in response to […]
Dear Kratom Warriors, If you have not done so, please take a couple of minutes and sign the petition to the DEA. This is our chance to make our collective voices heard. Our original goal was 40,000 signatures, but let’s surpass it! Let’s make them stand up and take notice. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 20, 2018 – The American Kratom Association (AKA) published its “Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Standards for the Manufacture of Kratom Products” to provide specific guidance to kratom manufacturers and vendors in the manufacturing and marketing of kratom products. Dave Herman, Chairman of the AKA, affirmed the commitment of […]
WASHINGTON, DC – August 14, 2018 – Peer-reviewed documentation concerning 44 deaths that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cited to persuade the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to place natural kratom on the Federal Government’s Schedule 1 list of illegal substances disclose errors and omissions on the part of the FDA that […]
Request comes after NIDA and the FDA remove information related to the safety of kratom from NIDA’s official website WASHINGTON, DC – July 31, 2018 – Concerned that the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) may be under political pressure by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in its characterization of kratom, […]
Las Vegas, Nevada – July 18, 2018 – With many of the largest kratom vendors in attendance at the Champs Trade Show in Las Vegas, the American Kratom Association (AKA) reaffirmed its commitment to providing consumers with safe kratom products, by announcing the AKA Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Standards. Dave Herman, […]
By The American Kratom Association American Kratom Association Works with Scientists to Author New Letter on Kratom Washington, D.C. – June 21, 2018 – Nine leading scientists delivered a letter to U.S. Senate and House Leadership condemning the FDA recommendation for scheduling of the natural plant as a Schedule I banned […]
By Markab Algedi, Natural Blaze At Florida’s Indian River County jail, an autopsy report released last week claimed that a man died from a kratom overdose. People who use kratom understand that an overdose on the leaf material is about as impossible as overdosing on weed, but for the past several […]
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze In 2015, the DEA announced its plans to place Kratom on the list of Controlled Substances (in the same scheduling level as heroin to be exact) but, amid public outcry, the agency backed off, deferring to FDA “review” and “advice.” Many optimistic Kratom activists were tempted to rest […]