Kratom News

I receive ongoing e-mail updates from the American Kratom Association. I have created a page in this site for people to view the updates:
E-mail Updates from the AKA

2017-10-1 - Officer's death intensifies scrutiny of herbal supplement


2017-9-28 - Exclusive: Hillsborough Co. medical examiner confirms 1st death by herbal supplement Kratom


2017-9-20 - Dave Herman, chairman of American Kratom Association, speaks out regarding the Kratom-blamed death of Sgt. Matthew Dana.

2017-8-19 - Two arrested in Satun with 262kg of kratom
* Holy cow, I had to post this. Two men in their early 20s were arrested in Satun, Thailand for possessing 262 kilograms of Kratom. If you know the Kratom laws in Thailand, you know how bad this is for these guys. They will probably spend the rest of their lives in a Thai prison, simply for packing up leaves from a tree that naturally grows in their country. I can't help but imagine being arrested for raking up bag of leaves from my backyard, tossing them into my truck, and getting arrested for possession. Utterly ridiculous. I can't help but feel horrible for these two. What a tragedy.


7-13-2017 - American Kratom Association Press Releases


6-30-2017 - Kratom: Antidote or adversary in Canada's opioid crisis?


2017-6-27 - Kratom: The Solution to Opioid Addiction? Why Does the FDA Want it Banned?
* With regard to this article, Dr. Robert Sherrick states that almost no research has been done on Kratom. This is simply not true. Dr. Henningfield conducted his 8-factor Analysis on Kratom, and he used the same standards as the FDA when they conduct an 8-factor analysis. Also, Christopher R McCurdy of the University of Mississippi has conducted an extensive study on Kratom. Surveys by the University of South Florida and the Pain News Network have been conducted.

2017-6-14 - Issue Brief: STOP THE IMPORTATION AND TRAFFICKING OF SYNTHETIC ANALOGUES ACT OF 2017 (SITSA Act)


2017-6-1 - Kratom with a side of cheesesteak: A sub shop’s vending machine draws customers desperate to kick opioids
* Just know that a small percentage of overall Kratom consumers use Kratom to combat opioid addiction.

2017-5-4 - Gov. Scott declares public health emergency over opioid crisis


2017-3-28 - Florida House subcommittees conclude their work for the 2017 session this week and HB183 to ban kratom will not be considered.


2017-3-23 - Why Would Regulators Ban An Herbal Treatment For Recovering Opioid Addicts?


2017-3-17 - The DEA Changes Its Mind on Kratom







Older Articles (Pre-January 2017)

2014-11-24 - Kratom Has One Major Flaw


2014-10-30 - Pain Patients Love Kratom


2014-10-7 - Why the FDA Is Suppressing Kratom


2013-3-23 - Kratom: The Miracle Healing Leaf