Kratom Culture Fall 2019 Issue

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There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.

Montesquieu SUMMER 2019

"It's interesting that in Thailand the traditional use is through chewing the leaves and just over the border in Malaysia the traditional use is by brewing it into a tea. It seems to make this more stimulant-like effect though when it’s chewed and a lot of the laborers use this to be able to tolerate the sun and the heat and work longer hours in the fields."

DR. CHRIS MCCURDY

Because we are all connected, the most profound thing you can do to change the world is make your little cell (that little part of the greater being that you have control of) perfect and beautiful and enlightened.

The power of replication crosses the boundaries of the macro and microcosm and effectively impacts all of reality in some form or fashion.

It's not always the loud splash that makes a difference. When we create happiness for our immediate pocket of the world and let it echo through kind deeds, smiles, gifts, prayers, forgiveness and righteous deeds; that's when we have the power to make a difference.

No matter what we see wrong in others or in other systems within our reality, if we focus instead on making something more beautiful instead of becoming echoes that chatter, even in shock or awe, about the mouthpieces of eternal hatred, we do good in the world.

That us not to say we do not call out evil- but we dictate with decisiveness and wisdom where our sacred energy is of most use and we apply it like a tourniquet on the bleeding heart of mankind.

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The

FIGHT TO KEEP KRATOM LEGAL

by Marisa Michaels

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With the constant media attacks on kratom that tea-lovers see every time they jump on social media, it can seem like kratom is losing ground in the battle over continued legality. Add to that the still-frequent attacks on kratom by former FDA Director Scott Gottlieb, and it is easy for the kratom community to lose sight of the fact that there have been some big wins recently in at-risk areas. These victories, often not reported about by mainstream media outlets, prove that available science and consumer testimonials have had a direct impact on legislative actions across the country; actions that were often precipitated by a calculated campaign of misinformation by various government agencies including the FDA, law enforcement groups and pharmacy boards. During their September Guardian of Our Freedoms call hosted by the American Kratom Association, Mac Haddow detailed areas where the AKA has been making strides in the fight to protect consumer access to safe kratom. The numbers are rather impressive given the total lack of positive media coverage.

Haddow, Senior Fellow on Public Policy for the AKA, detailed 12 states and one Missouri county where the AKA has either turned potential bills banning kratom into bills in support of the Kratom Consumer Protection Act (KCPA), found legislators willing to sponsor the KCPA, or have found lawmakers who are open and interested in learning more about it.

These states include Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Oregon, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, New Jersey, and St. Charles County, Missouri. Haddow also spoke about four states where kratom bans already exist, including Rhode Island, Alabama, Wisconsin and Arkansas, but where lobbyists are actively meeting with legislators to identify possible KCPA sponsors in the hopes of turning these bans around.

KCPA has already been passed in four states; Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Georgia. Of those 4 states, Utah and Georgia passed the KCPA unanimously. In Nevada, there was only one dissenting vote from a libertarian legislator who didn’t believe kratom should be regulated at all. In Arizona, the only dissenting votes were due to objections regarding other legislation unrelated to kratom. The science is being heard.

Two of the most recent battles over kratom occurred in Ohio and in Naperville, Illinois. Many kratom advocates both locally and around the country, worked tirelessly to stop those potential bans. It was clear that consumer testimonies and the science about kratom made a difference to local officials.

According to Dave Herman, AKA Chairman of the Board, a big part of the AKA’s success recently has been the late 2018 policy shift from a defensive position to a more offensive one. The KCPA and the AKA’s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) vendor compliance program have a been a major part of that shift.

“We have momentum on our side, and we want to continue to be proactive instead of reactive,” Herman said during the September webinar.

With January looking to be the start of an active legislative season, the fall months will be busy for the AKA as they work to get sponsors of the KCPA in place in key states.

The AKA is also looking to fight import alerts that are having a detrimental impact on kratom commerce both in the US and in Indonesia where a large percentage of kratom exports originate. In addition to the fight for legality, the AKA is also continuing to promote and fund the science on kratom. It is a never-ending endeavor.

Advocates are encouraged to join the AKA forum to keep updated on the complicated legislative landscape facing kratom legality. Members of the kratom community are urged to become familiar with the information about kratom available on the AKA website and share it often.

Part of being proactive is educating the very people who make policy in our towns, cities, and states. You can find the AKA website at www.americankratom.org, and the forum at https://akachat.discussion.community/

THE PSYCHEDELIC

Renaissance

Johns Hopkins Launches Center For Psychedelic Research Researchers to use psychedelics to study the mind and identify therapies for diseases such as addiction, PTSD and Alzheimer’s

A group of private donors has given $17 million to start the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medicine, making it what’s believed to be the first such research center in the U.S., and the largest research center of its kind in the world.

In the absence of federal funding for such therapeutic research in people, the new center will rely on the gifts announced today to advance the emerging field of psychedelics for therapies and wellness.

Psychedelics are a class of drugs that produce unique and profound changes of consciousness over the course of several hours. Much of the early work at Johns Hopkins has focused on psilocybin, the chemical found in so-called magic mushrooms.

The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research will focus on how psychedelics affect behavior, brain function, learning and memory, the brain’s biology and mood. Studies of psilocybin in patients will determine its effectiveness as a new therapy for opioid addiction, Alzheimer's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (formerly known as chronic Lyme disease), anorexia nervosa and alcohol use in people with major depression. The researchers hope to create precision medicine treatments tailored to individual patients’ specific needs.

The center’s establishment reflects a new era of research in therapeutics and the mind through studying this unique and remarkable class of pharmacological compounds,” says Roland Griffiths, Ph.D.,the center’s director and professor of behavioral biology in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “In addition to studies on new therapeutics, we plan to investigate creativity and well-being in healthy volunteers that we hope will open up new ways to support human thriving.”“Johns Hopkins is deeply committed to exploring innovative treatments for our patients,” says Paul B. Rothman, M.D., dean of the medical faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine. “Our scientists have shown that psychedelics have real potential as medicine, and this new center will help us explore that potential.”

The center will provide support for a team of six faculty neuroscientists, experimental psychologists and clinicians with expertise in psychedelic science, as well as five postdoctoral scientists.

“I am thrilled about this magnificent opportunity that has been provided by enlightened private funders,” says James Potash, M.D., M.P.H., the Henry Phipps Professor and director of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

“This center will allow our enormously talented faculty to focus extensively on psychedelic research, where their passions lie and where promising new horizons beckon.”The center’s operational expenses for the first five years will be covered by private funding from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation and four philanthropists: Tim Ferriss (author and technology investor), Matt Mullenweg (co-founder of WordPress), Blake Mycoskie (founder of TOMS, a shoe and accessory brand) and Craig Nerenberg (investor).“We have to take braver and bolder steps if we want to help those suffering from chronic illness, addiction and mental health challenges,” says Alex Cohen, president, Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation. “By investing in the Johns Hopkins center, we are investing in the hope that researchers will keep proving the benefits of psychedelics — and people will have new ways to heal.”

“Creative entitlement doesn’t mean behaving like a princess, or acting as though the world owes you anything whatsoever. No, creative entitlement simply means believing that you are allowed to be here, and that—merely by being here—you are allowed to have a voice and a vision of your own.”

Elizabeth Gilbert

'The Bridge' by Chris Sedgwick

KRA TOM

I'd had enough of being in the Waiting Room. My whole life revolved around going to doctors. None of them listened and the one who did said, "I'm sorry, I'm not allowed to prescribe that."

So I went on Facebook determined to find a way to learn how to buy kratom that didn't cost an arm and a leg and that's when I found the American Kratom Association's Facebook page and learned everything there was to know about this fascinating plant.

ART

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And so, here we are now. Fighting yet again for "permission" to treat our own health. For permission from regulatory agencies and law enforcement agencies who are not medical professionals and have no business treating individuals with whom they have no relationship.

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ADVO CATE

This has been going on since at least the 17th century when my ancestor Nicholas Culpeper (with whom I even share a birthday!) fought for medical freedom.

I will not spend the rest of my life in a doctor's waiting room. I want to go out and LIVE and if I have to leave the country to do that, then that's exactly what I'll do. Unless the regulatory agencies decide I can't do that either since they seem hell bent on ruining any shred of dignity and happiness chronic pain patients find.

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