#kratom

“Currently, the pharmaceutical industry is using kratom alkaloids to manufacture synthetic opioids…kratom will be illegal, but the synthetic patented and monopolized version will not.” Cannabis is a schedule one substance but the pharmaceutical industry can manufacture a synthetic version of the same active ingredient in cannabis, THC, and it magically becomes legal. As Cassius Kamarampi…

“Regulation before prohibition is the answer,” says Susan Ash, a founder of the American Kratom Association in Virginia, who says she uses the herb three times a day to treat pain and lethargy from chronic Lyme disease. ​ Ash says the product should be restricted to adults, the supplement’s packaging should carry warning labels and…