Basilico
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I am trying to spread the word, and since I know there are plenty of folks on this forum who use kratom, or who care about the FDA overstepping their authority to ban natural plant substances that have helped a lot of people cope with truly awful chronic pain, I wanted to post here to let you know what you can do to help.
TODAY: Tuesday Nov 28 from 8am eastern time until 4:30pm eastern time:
Call the Acting DEA Administrator, Robert W. Patterson, and tell him to "double-check the science on the FDA 8-Factor Analysis; it does not add up!" The FDA is claiming that people have died from kratom use, but in fact, not a single person has died from kratom use. It is only when it is mixed in with toxic doses of opioids or other illegal street drugs that people die.
Please be respectful, but firm. Tell the agent who answers the phone that the American Kratom Association will be sending a report to Administrator Patterson that proves that the FDA 8-Factor Analysis is JUNK SCIENCE.
The phone number for Administrator Patterson is 202-307-8000.
If the line is busy, please keep trying to call back.
The FDA wants to protect the multibillion-dollar opioid pharmaceutical industry and expand their regulatory power by forcing anyone who believes that kratom is an effective alternative to opioids to file a New Drug Application. Once they get control of kratom by classifying it as a drug rather than a natural botanical product, we lose because an NDA costs hundreds of millions of dollars to file with the FDA, and it takes nearly a decade to get an approval for any new drug.
The only incentive for paying all of that research and development money is to get a patent.
That way drug companies can charge exorbitant fees to the American public because they have no competition during the patent period. Kratom is a natural botanical plant that cannot be patented.
Wednesday, Nov 29:
American Kratom Association will collect signatures on an "Open Letter to Acting Administrator Robert W. Patterson" that will show the DEA that there are tens of thousands of committed kratom advocates who will protect and defend our freedom to make our own choices about our health and well-being.
***I will post a link to this petition as soon as I receive it. If you want to get the petition emailed directly to you, you can sign up with the AKA to be alerted whenever action is needed to protect your rights.
Thursday, Nov 30:
Contact your Senators and Representatives in the House to let them know that the science is clear that kratom is not dangerously addictive, with an addiction profile similar to caffeine and coffee.
The truth is, if kratom is banned, those who have chosen to use kratom as an alternative pain management option will be forced to go to dangerous and deadly opioids.
A ban on kratom will actually increase the death toll of opioids.
Look up your representatives:
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
TODAY: Tuesday Nov 28 from 8am eastern time until 4:30pm eastern time:
Call the Acting DEA Administrator, Robert W. Patterson, and tell him to "double-check the science on the FDA 8-Factor Analysis; it does not add up!" The FDA is claiming that people have died from kratom use, but in fact, not a single person has died from kratom use. It is only when it is mixed in with toxic doses of opioids or other illegal street drugs that people die.
Please be respectful, but firm. Tell the agent who answers the phone that the American Kratom Association will be sending a report to Administrator Patterson that proves that the FDA 8-Factor Analysis is JUNK SCIENCE.
The phone number for Administrator Patterson is 202-307-8000.
If the line is busy, please keep trying to call back.
The FDA wants to protect the multibillion-dollar opioid pharmaceutical industry and expand their regulatory power by forcing anyone who believes that kratom is an effective alternative to opioids to file a New Drug Application. Once they get control of kratom by classifying it as a drug rather than a natural botanical product, we lose because an NDA costs hundreds of millions of dollars to file with the FDA, and it takes nearly a decade to get an approval for any new drug.
The only incentive for paying all of that research and development money is to get a patent.
That way drug companies can charge exorbitant fees to the American public because they have no competition during the patent period. Kratom is a natural botanical plant that cannot be patented.
Wednesday, Nov 29:
American Kratom Association will collect signatures on an "Open Letter to Acting Administrator Robert W. Patterson" that will show the DEA that there are tens of thousands of committed kratom advocates who will protect and defend our freedom to make our own choices about our health and well-being.
***I will post a link to this petition as soon as I receive it. If you want to get the petition emailed directly to you, you can sign up with the AKA to be alerted whenever action is needed to protect your rights.
Thursday, Nov 30:
Contact your Senators and Representatives in the House to let them know that the science is clear that kratom is not dangerously addictive, with an addiction profile similar to caffeine and coffee.
The truth is, if kratom is banned, those who have chosen to use kratom as an alternative pain management option will be forced to go to dangerous and deadly opioids.
A ban on kratom will actually increase the death toll of opioids.
Look up your representatives:
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative