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AKA Spring 2024 Leadership Summit, May 13-14. This is a vital, "must-not-miss" event as the AKA launches its KratomSafe! Program. This program aims to set kratom industry standards for safety and quality, from inception of leaf harvesting to the final product marketing. All kratom community members are encouraged to join. This Summit will shape the future of the kratom industry, and you definitely want to be there to participate in this initiative.
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Smart, meticulous regulation of kratom is the proper solution. Flat bans throughout history have led to booming black markets. One need only look to Slovakia, where kratom is banned, to see what a black-market mess that country is now. Regulation assures clean, quality products are offered to the public, whereas a ban assures crime, low quality products and much worse.
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Kratom is Federally legal. In 44 out of 50 US states kratom IS legal. Stay up to date with best kratom updates.
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The initial reports from the World Health Organization (“WHO”) Executive Committee on Drug Dependency indicate that “there is insufficient evidence to recommend a critical review of kratom.” This is a huge win for the kratom community in the fight against scheduling this amazing botanical.
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A study involving kratom and more specifically, mitragynine, was published online by Jack E. Henningfield of Pinney Associates and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine on October 29th, 2022. It is significant in that it outlines scientific findings on the very low respiratory effects (effects on breathing) of mitragynine when in its natural, non-adulterated state.
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