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What is happening:
The DEA is pressuring Congress to pass the SITSA act which will give the DEA a ridiculous amount of power, to the point that the DEA could decide to put any chemical (plants, supplements, drugs, etc, not just synthetic analogues of illicit substances) under a temporary 5 year ban just because they THINK it might be dangerous or addictive.
The DEA will not have to consult scientists and researchers in the medical field to confirm that said chemical is ACTUALLY dangerous or addictive. Additionally, under the SITSA act as drafted, there would be no way for the public to provide comments or challenge the DEA decision either administratively or in court (so unlike what happened with Kratom last year, if the DEA were to decide to ban a chemical it would be final). The SITSA act also contains a provision to change the ban from temporary to permanent at the end of the 5 years.
The DEA would have unlimited power to decide to ban whatever they want, including supplements/medicines that many here are currently using, or even medications approved in other countries that might help CFS.
What can you do:
The speaker of the House has decided to push the SITSA act through the House before the August recess, which could leave little time for consideration of any amendments because of the accelerated scheduling.
Below is a list of the members of the House Judiciary Committee, who will evaluate the amendments.
If you live in any of these districts, PLEASE contact your representative and ask them to support the American Kratom Association amendments to SITSA. They are currently discussing this. These amendments are aimed at limiting the power of the DEA only to actual dangerous substances. We need to tell our representatives that the SITSA Act is too broad and gives too much power to the Attorney General, without any scientific check on scheduling substances that are proven to be safe and not dangerously addictive.
Congressman District Phone Number
Trey Gowdy South Carolina 4th 202-225-6030
Louie B. Gohmert, Jr. Texas 1st 202-225-3035
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Wisconsin 5th 202-225-5101
Steve Chabot Ohio 1st 202-225-2216
Ted Poe Texas 2nd 202-225-6565
John Ratcliffe Texas 4th 202-225-6673
Martha Roby Alabama 2nd 202-225-2901
Mike Johnson Louisiana 4th 202-225-2777
Bob Goodlatte Virginia 6th 202-225-5431
Lamar Smith Texas 21st 202-225-4236
Darrell Issa California 49th 202-225-3906
Steve King Iowa 4th 202-225-4426
Trent Franks Arizona 8th 202-225-4576
Jim Jordan Ohio 4th 202-225-2676
Tom Marino Pennsylvania 10th 202-225-3731
Raul Labrador Idaho 1st 202-225-6611
Blake Farenthold Texas 27th 202-225-7742
Doug Collins Georgia 9th 202-225-9893
Ron DeSantis Florida 6th 202-225-2706
Ken Buck Colorado 4th 202-225-4676
Matt Gaetz Florida 1st 202-225-4236
Andy Biggs Arizona 5th 202-225-2635
Sheila Jackson Lee Texas 18th 202-225-3816
Ted Deutsch Florida 22nd 202-225-3001
Karen Bass California 37th 202-225-7084
Cedric Richmond Louisiana 2nd 202-225-6636
Hakeem Jeffries New York 8th 202-225-5936
Ted Lieu California 33rd 202-225-3976
Jamie Raskin Maryland 8th 202-225-5341
John Conyers, Jr. Michigan 13th 202-225-5126
Jerry Nadler New York 10th 202-225-5635
Zoe Lofgren California 19th 202-225-3072
Steve Cohen Tennessee 9th 202-225-3265
Hank Johnson, Jr. Georgia 4th 202-225-1605
Luis Gutierrez Illinois 4th 202-225-8203
David Cicilline Rhode Island 1st 202-225-4911
Eric Swalwell California 15th 202-225-5065
Pramila Jayapal Washington 7th 202-225-3106
Brad Schneider Illinois 10th 202-225-4835
The DEA is pressuring Congress to pass the SITSA act which will give the DEA a ridiculous amount of power, to the point that the DEA could decide to put any chemical (plants, supplements, drugs, etc, not just synthetic analogues of illicit substances) under a temporary 5 year ban just because they THINK it might be dangerous or addictive.
The DEA will not have to consult scientists and researchers in the medical field to confirm that said chemical is ACTUALLY dangerous or addictive. Additionally, under the SITSA act as drafted, there would be no way for the public to provide comments or challenge the DEA decision either administratively or in court (so unlike what happened with Kratom last year, if the DEA were to decide to ban a chemical it would be final). The SITSA act also contains a provision to change the ban from temporary to permanent at the end of the 5 years.
The DEA would have unlimited power to decide to ban whatever they want, including supplements/medicines that many here are currently using, or even medications approved in other countries that might help CFS.
What can you do:
The speaker of the House has decided to push the SITSA act through the House before the August recess, which could leave little time for consideration of any amendments because of the accelerated scheduling.
Below is a list of the members of the House Judiciary Committee, who will evaluate the amendments.
If you live in any of these districts, PLEASE contact your representative and ask them to support the American Kratom Association amendments to SITSA. They are currently discussing this. These amendments are aimed at limiting the power of the DEA only to actual dangerous substances. We need to tell our representatives that the SITSA Act is too broad and gives too much power to the Attorney General, without any scientific check on scheduling substances that are proven to be safe and not dangerously addictive.
Congressman District Phone Number
Trey Gowdy South Carolina 4th 202-225-6030
Louie B. Gohmert, Jr. Texas 1st 202-225-3035
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Wisconsin 5th 202-225-5101
Steve Chabot Ohio 1st 202-225-2216
Ted Poe Texas 2nd 202-225-6565
John Ratcliffe Texas 4th 202-225-6673
Martha Roby Alabama 2nd 202-225-2901
Mike Johnson Louisiana 4th 202-225-2777
Bob Goodlatte Virginia 6th 202-225-5431
Lamar Smith Texas 21st 202-225-4236
Darrell Issa California 49th 202-225-3906
Steve King Iowa 4th 202-225-4426
Trent Franks Arizona 8th 202-225-4576
Jim Jordan Ohio 4th 202-225-2676
Tom Marino Pennsylvania 10th 202-225-3731
Raul Labrador Idaho 1st 202-225-6611
Blake Farenthold Texas 27th 202-225-7742
Doug Collins Georgia 9th 202-225-9893
Ron DeSantis Florida 6th 202-225-2706
Ken Buck Colorado 4th 202-225-4676
Matt Gaetz Florida 1st 202-225-4236
Andy Biggs Arizona 5th 202-225-2635
Sheila Jackson Lee Texas 18th 202-225-3816
Ted Deutsch Florida 22nd 202-225-3001
Karen Bass California 37th 202-225-7084
Cedric Richmond Louisiana 2nd 202-225-6636
Hakeem Jeffries New York 8th 202-225-5936
Ted Lieu California 33rd 202-225-3976
Jamie Raskin Maryland 8th 202-225-5341
John Conyers, Jr. Michigan 13th 202-225-5126
Jerry Nadler New York 10th 202-225-5635
Zoe Lofgren California 19th 202-225-3072
Steve Cohen Tennessee 9th 202-225-3265
Hank Johnson, Jr. Georgia 4th 202-225-1605
Luis Gutierrez Illinois 4th 202-225-8203
David Cicilline Rhode Island 1st 202-225-4911
Eric Swalwell California 15th 202-225-5065
Pramila Jayapal Washington 7th 202-225-3106
Brad Schneider Illinois 10th 202-225-4835
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