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Rep. Brian Cina: Decriminalize kratom; safer choices save lives

January 18, 2022Posted inKratom Legality, Kratom NewsTags: , , , , , , , , , No Comments
Vermont’s elected officials and health officials have the ability to help the state’s residents by decriminalizing kratom. The move would allow those suffering from addiction and chronic pain the ability to get safe, research-backed relief.
United Nations Panel Rejects International Kratom Ban

United Nations Panel Rejects International Kratom Ban

January 4, 2022Posted inAmerican Kratom Association, Kratom Legality, Kratom NewsTags: , , , , , , , , , No Comments
Kratom advocates are cheering a new decision from the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) not to recommend that the plant-derived substance be internationally banned following a scientific review.
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Kratom in Myanmar and southeast Asia: time for legal regulation?

January 4, 2022Posted inKratom Legality, Kratom NewsTags: , , , , , , , , No Comments
Commonly found in Southeast Asia including in Myanmar, leaves from the kratom tree have long been used as a traditional medicine to treat various health conditions, including diabetes, diarrhoea, fever and pain.
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Joe Gruters files bill to ban under-21 kratom sales, add further restrictions

December 29, 2021Posted inAmerican Kratom Association, Kratom Legality, Kratom NewsTags: , , , , , , , No Comments
Sen. Joe Gruters has filed legislation to add regulations to the sale of kratom, a plant grown in Southeast Asia that the FDA says has addictive pharmacological effects similar to morphine and other opiates.
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SB 1076: Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act

December 18, 2021Posted inKratom Legality, Kratom NewsTags: , , , , No Comments
Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act; defining the terms “kratom extract,” “kratom product,” and “processor”; prohibiting processors from selling, preparing, distributing, or exposing for sale certain kratom products; prohibiting processors from distributing, selling, or exposing for sale a kratom product to an individual under 21 years of age