Misc Kratom Update from AKA

[Sertürner]

Email from the AKA. Mods, put this where it should belong if OD isnt the best place or it doesnt need a thread of own.

​ ​ ​ UPDATE ON INDONESIA AND THE PROPOSED KRATOM EXPORT BAN Legislative Update: Mac Haddow, Senior Fellow on Public Policy The Minister of Health in Indonesia has issued a regulation that bans kratom in Indonesia, including growing of kratom plants and exporting kratom raw material from Indonesia. The regulation provides a 5-year transition period for kratom growers to shift to another crop. The Ministry of Agriculture has sent a document in the past week to various Ministry’s in the Indonesian government recommending the ban on kratom be formalized at all levels of government. The impact of this ban in Indonesia is potentially crippling for kratom consumers in the United States given that 95% of the world’s supply of kratom originates in Indonesia. Some kratom advocates in the United States have received conflicting information about this regulation and have questioned whether the ban by the Ministry of Health is really in effect. The confusion is understandable given the way the Indonesian government operates, but there should be no doubt the regulation has been issued. Last month, the AKA sent a Delegation to Indonesia that included former Congressman Matt Salmon (Arizona); Utah State Senator Curt Bramble (Utah); Jack Henningfield, Ph.D., and me to meet with Indonesian officials. The Ministry of Health senior staff confirmed the regulation had been issued, and they parroted the FDA claims about the safety and addiction liability of kratom. Despite the detailed explanation of the science that supports kratom, and compelling data presented by Dr. Henningfield, the Ministry of Health simply acknowledged the information and invited a continued dialogue but offered no commitment to rescind or review the regulation that had been issued to ban kratom. A member of the People’s Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia expressed surprise at the decision by the Ministry of Health to ban kratom and vowed to help in having the ban lifted. Officials at the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed support for the continued legality of kratom. The AKA believes it is critically important that this regulation is lifted so that kratom growers in Indonesia do not convert their land to other crops. A second trip to Indonesia is planned in July to engage top Indonesian officials on the importance of maintaining a safe and legal export channel for kratom raw material into the United States. In a June 30, 2019 news report Deputy Chairperson of the House of Representatives Commission IV, Daniel Johan, stated he was furious with the government's plan to ban kratom leaves. CLICK HERE TO READ THE REPORT. AKA views this as an encouraging report given that other Indonesian government officials are now challenging the ban issued by the Ministry of Health, and we are committed to provide Indonesian officials the convincing evidence on the safety profile of kratom and its continued value as an economic driver for Indonesia’s economy. AKA is working with the Botanical Education Alliance (BEA) and responsible U.S. vendors to coordinate an advocacy campaign to work with officials in the Indonesian government to protect a secure export channel for safe kratom for the benefit of kratom consumers in the United States. ​ ​ ​ American Kratom Association 5501 Merchants View Square #202 Haymarket, VA 20169 [email protected] ​ ​

 

[xivixive]

mm that sounds really bad. i picked the wrong time to start taking that stuff i guess...

 

[Mycophile]

This is REALLY concerning to me...

I'm hoping this isn't the end...

 

[PtahTek]

These MFs ain't killing me.
I refuse to go back on pain meds 24/7 or kow tow.
Fuck it and fuck them corrupt sons of bitches I hate every fucking one of the cockroach MFs!!!!!!!!
Adapt and overcome as usual
SOP Fam!

 

[Sertürner]

I'm in staying in touch with some big players . There are plans in motion to keep it going. I cant discuss everything on here but there are other plans in the making already. Dont worry guys =)

 

[Mycophile]

I'm in staying in touch with some big players . There are plans in motion to keep it going. I cant discuss everything on here but there are other plans in the making already. Dont worry guys =)

This makes me happy, even though I don't know what you are referring to, by and large, the drug war pretty much never wins.

The only reason I am concerned is that Kratom is not well known like other drugs and the few times the war on drugs does seem to be able to destroy our access to what we want come in the cases of rare plants/drugs like Khat where it did not become well known enough before they attacked it.

Whether or not we have yet gained the support and knowledge regarding Kratom to keep the supply going on the internet and on the street is my question, but regarding comments like this and the AKA fighting for us I have hopes that we may be able to keep the plant alive and well.

 

[Dr. Extract]

Seems like every time that I get into something it either becomes extraordinarily expensive or damn near disappears. Pods, then seeds, now possibly kratom. Kratom is the only opioid activating substance that has never toleranced out of working. I've been taking it for years for back and gnarly teeth situation. Still at least 75% as effective as when I started years ago. Might be time to make some SE Asian friends.