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…
By Markab Algedi, Natural Blaze Yesterday, the CDC announced that they believe an outbreak of at least 28 cases of salmnella infection in 20 US states has been linked to kratom products. Immediately, astonishingly fast in fact every mainstream outlet you could think of from CNN…
By Rachel Blevins While the FDA pushes for a kratom ban a group of scientists argues that if kratom is labeled as a Schedule I drug, opioid-overdose deaths will only continue to rise. The United States Food and Drug Administration ramped up its “War on Kratom”…
Nine Leading Scientists Challenge FDA Commissioner Gottlieb on War on Kratom Washington, D.C. – February 8, 2018 – Nine leading scientists in substance addiction and safety wrote to White House Opioid Crisis Team Leader Kellyanne Conway and Acting DEA Administrator Robert W. Patterson requesting they disregard…
By American Kratom Association Our Response to the FDA “Trick Play” Announcement Today – Today’s FDA’s “Trick Play” to Pressure DEA to Schedule Kratom Commissioner Gottlieb’s Statement Shows the FDA is Desperate to Influence Ban The American Kratom Association’s Response from Dave Herman, Board Chairman…
By Dave Herman Kratom warriors: I just hung up from a call with our lobbying team who outlined the significant hotspots of anti-kratom activity both on the federal and state level. I am not going to mince words, I am frustrated. Anti-kratom activists, led by…
Kratom Warriors: First let me say “thank you” to everyone who has called their member of Congress this week and asked them to support the Pocan/LoBiondo “Dear Colleague” letter. Your actions have helped us build an impressive list of supporters. YOU CAN VIEW THE…
Ask Reps To Support Pocan-LoBiondo Letter To Ensure DEA Reviews Science On Kratom Kratom Warriors: I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and let me start by saying, Happy New Year! Let me get straight to the point. Our team has been working with Congressmen…
Ask Your Representative to Support the Pocan/LoBiondo Letter To Make Sure the DEA Reviews the Science on Kratom Kratom Warriors: The American Kratom Association (AKA) lobbying team has been working diligently on Capitol Hill and we are pleased to announce that Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) and…
American Kratom Association delivers “open letter” to acting DEA Administrator Robert W. Patterson Asking DEA to do an “Independent 8-Factor Analysis On Kratom” “Over 18,000 Letter Co-Signers Request 2nd Opinion from DEA on Biased FDA Claims Against Kratom. AKA asks DEA to Conduct an Independent…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor A man fighting addiction has tragically died, yet his death was inexplicably ruled “intoxication by kratom” – the plant from Southeast Asia that people are using as a supplement to ease pain and stop opioid addiction. Coincidentally, the government has once again revived…
Last week, the FDA dropped the other shoe to ban kratom that we all knew was coming.Faceless bureaucrats at the Food and Drug Administration told the new FDA Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, to issue a ‘Public Health Advisory’ on kratom, justified by outright LIES that kratom carries…
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze To no one’s surprise, the U.S. government, after hysterically declaring a “national emergency” over America’s opioid crisis, is once again setting its sights on Kratom, the non-addictive natural plant that has helped thousands of Americans wean themselves off opioids. In 2015,…
Due to the huge popularity of Kratom, more and more people want to try this amazing herb. However, it is very important to research and understand this herb before trying. Effects of Kratom leaves vary from person to person. Person’s body weight, the strain, dosage…
By Dave Herman Chairman, American Kratom Association This Thursday, the American Kratom Association (AKA) will deliver its statement to the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. This date is significant for two reasons. First, it’s the anniversary of the official Notice…
By Dave Herman Chairman, American Kratom Association On August 31, 2016, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) rocked the kratom world with their now infamous Notice of Intent for Emergency Scheduling of kratom as a Schedule I controlled substance. That was truly the day that the…
“OPERATION CHOKE POINT” ENDED Policy ended that targeted legitimate business within the kratom community WASHINGTON, D.C.- [Last week], the DOJ announced the ending of the Obama-Era program called “Operation Choke Point.” This program had attempted to cut off sources of credit for businesses targeted by the…
In Washington DC, the Congress has left for their summer recess, but that does not mean that the attack on kratom by the DEA has stopped in any way. Our lobbying team has been working feverishly to protect kratom from the latest threat in the…
By the American Kratom Association I am writing to give you an update on the status of the SITSA Act and the legislative “markup” that was held by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on July 12. Frankly, while we made substantial progress with some of…
By Brandon Turbeville With the 4th of July holiday having just passed, there’s nothing to remind Americans of their freedom more than the staggering speed at which their government has taken and continues to take it away. After having come under attack by one of the…
