Comments on: Lawmakers hope to restrict use of kratom

By: Matt Griffiths

Matt Griffiths — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 01:47:04 +0000

They’re not going to do anything about it because it’s a non issue. Kratom doesn’t do anybody harm whatsoever. Just a bunch of nagging wives wanting to control their husbands always looking to find fault with something. Why don’t you take a look in the mirror and work on yourself instead of always trying to fix someone else. You know what will happen if they don’t ban Kratom??? Absolutely nothing. It’s a non issue. Don’t you people have juul pods to ban. Bunch of idiots man.

By: Lance D.

Lance D. — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:53:08 +0000

There is a good chance Maryland may pass the regulatory bill this year, that is unless the American Kratom Association and their Cartel begins throwing money at Senators as they have done in the past in other states. Voters stay watchful of who supports banning and regulation and see if they flip in their stance overnight. The Kratom Consumer Protection Act is a Paper Tiger, it has very little enforcement, what it says is new protection is a lie, in most states you have to be 18-21 to even enter the head shops and smokes shops that sell these poisons , the 3rd party testing is a joke, they can test one batch and use that lab result for any amount of Kratom they want to sell, from any kratom tree picker in Indonesia, where there is ZERO quality control. Heavy Metals, Animal and Human Feces, Mold and Mildew, salmonella, and adulterants have all been detected in Kratom, What you will not see the American Kratom Association do is call out the Extracts and Concentrates or the Liquid Forms the forms that can be enhanced to be anywhere from 25 to 500% stronger or so it is advertised.

By: Erin Arthur

Erin Arthur — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 04:17:39 +0000

I am 62 a mother of a Navy sailor and a grandmother. I have battled addiction for 40 years ..I have been on and off methadone since 1988, my friend introduced me to Kratom and I am very pleased to say I am no longer a slave to opioids/opiates. I actually have a vision of how many more lives could be saved if Kratom was made available in such places as treatment centers. We all agree Kratom should be regulated and kept out of the hands of minors. We also all agree there need to be more studies with more science . most of us agree it should not become illegal .how could any governing body take something away that is saving people’s lives every day. Our cities are flooded with fentanyl cut heroin and people are dying every day.. sons. daughters, mothers fathers, Please, I am asking you to study science and embrace the truth and the facts. Please consider the Kratom Consumer Protection Act. It provides common-sense language to regulate Kratom in a way that will allow the existing and future consumers to consume it responsibly and safely.

By: ANPLiveFreeOrDie

ANPLiveFreeOrDie — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 18:37:16 +0000

I used Kratom safely for 10 YEARS! More proof democrats are tyrant wannabe’s dictating to Americans… #LeftWing4Trump #NativeAmericans4Trump #Trump2020Landslide

By: Samantha McGuirk

Samantha McGuirk — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 18:03:19 +0000

Kratom helps treat my chronic pain and fatigue from fibromyalgia and autoimmune diseases. It is not dangerous and it is NOT a drug! Before I found kratom I was bedridden and hopeless. It has given me my life back. I have a quality of life now that I did not have before. If you banned kratom you would be taking away a life line for thousands of people! This is all about money and lining their pockets. They aren’t making money off of us because we aren’t hooked on big pharma so now they are trying to make sure we don’t have any other options. Don’t fall for it!!

By: Jennifer VanBlunk

Jennifer VanBlunk — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 14:39:54 +0000

Kratom helped me save my own life from a 10 year opiate addiction after a medical discharge from the USN.
It eases my pain, relaxes my anxiety, and it eases the level of depression i feel on a daily basis. Kratom, along with other beneficial plants like medical cannabis and kava kava have replaced all the pulls i was on. I have my life back, and im happy. If you protect this tea leaf, tou are acrively engage in ending the opioid epidemic. If you dont support this bill, we all just assume youre bought and paid for by the lobbyists from the Pharmaceutical companies who caused these problems.

By: Mittens

Mittens — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 12:47:03 +0000

I’d much rather buy it legally. I don’t want to break the law but getting arrested or going to jail are better options for me than risking a heroin relapse and possible overdose. A ban would rip families apart. It would be really hard to tell my family that the one thing that’s helped me (and by extension, them ) get back to a somewhat normal life, might be taken away.

By: Renee Canfield

Renee Canfield — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 12:34:58 +0000

Please don’t ban kratom and instead pass a kratom consumer protection act. Please don’t make the black market worse than it already is. I have been safely and responsibly been consuming kratom tea for over 5 and a half years and I only use vendors that have their kratom tested by third party testing lab so I know that I’m buying pure UNadaltered kratom. I have stage 3 chronic kidney disease from Dr prescribed antiinflammatories Barrett’s esophagus pinched nerves sciatica pain anxiety depression PTSD and arthritis all through my body and I also suffer from kidney stones. I have had so many procedures and surgeries that I’m a living raggedy Ann. I have tried all kinds of therapies and medications and nothing really worked or if it did I couldn’t think straight and didn’t like the way it made me feel. With the help of kratom I have clarity of thought and have no buzz. I was using a walker and pretty much bedfast and with the help of kratom I have become a contributing citizen of my community again I teach Intercity kids how to grow veggies herbs and flowers in the community garden. I have a quality to life with kratom that I couldn’t even dream possible when I was taking Dr prescribed medications. Please keep kratom legal and think about others like myself that have benefited from kratom. Please pass a kratom consumer protection act.

By: Mittens

Mittens — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 12:12:17 +0000

I had a surgery a few years back and I became addicted to the pills I was prescribed for pain. After I had no refills left I started buying them off of people I know. Fortunately, I learned about kratom online and tried it and it’s really helped me put my life back together. I haven’t touched heroin (or any opiate). I went back to school and I started working again. In the past, it was always the opiate cravings that derailed me. Kratom tea makes the cravings far more manageable. In the last year there have been a handful of times when I know I would have relapsed without the kratom tea. It’s the only thing with which I’ve had long term success.I don’t think I would be alive if I never learned about kratom. I ended up in the ER multiple times from overdosing and I don’t think I had any more 2nd chances left. I know there are a lot of people in similar situations. I don’t even want to think about how many lives would be ruined with a ban. After years of opiate addiction, It’s crazy that I finally found something that’s helped me put my life back together and happy for the first time in years so it’s really scary that some people want to take that away from me.

By: Monnie Fuq LaVenus

Monnie Fuq LaVenus — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 07:44:46 +0000

The Kratom Consumer Protection Act will take adulterated kratom out of the hands of children who just can’t seem to stop taking things they shouldn’t. Kratom has saved countless lives and will continue to do so. Creating a black market is all this will accomplish. The issue isn’t this or any other substance. The issue is education and awareness. Kratom works very well in treating chronic pain and other ailments, it is not something to “get high” with, until someone takes it and mixes it with another substance, i.e. adulteration. By scheduling this plant, you effectively sign the death certificate of millions of patients who have been shunned by doctors and therapists across the nation and the world. It got me out of being bedridden for more than a year and back to a full time job. That is a fact.