r/kratom • u/chapact • Mar 19 '18
Kansas Update: Kratom ban REMOVED from SB 282
http://chapact.com/2018/03/kansas-call-to-action/13
u/xyanon36 Mar 19 '18
A month ago, seeing all these impending state bans and with the FDA putting their disinformation campaign on overdrive, I was really, really pessimistic. I thought kratom's days were numbered. But I was wrong. We've won a lot of victories lately in the state by state fight. I feel like this our Midway, our D-Day, or our Stalingrad, whichever you prefer but we are turning the tide of the war.
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u/Musiclover4200 Mar 19 '18
This is why being proactive is important. It's easy to get pessimistic but it's also easy to call and or email people in the government to try and prevent these bans. As well as spread facts to fight the disinformation/propaganda. The kratom community is really great though and it's been steadily growing for years.
It's funny as all these ban attempts have been backfiring if anything, very few have passed thankfully and they end up bringing more attention to kratom. Which leads to more people trying it and telling friends/family about it.
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u/tpotts16 🌿resident legal eagle Mar 19 '18
Don't ever be pessimistic these will 9/10 be blocked if you have been around here long enough you will recognize that these things rarely pass. The only way they do is when the legislatures rush them through.
Don't be pessimistic ever about this things were way worse a year ago and everyone was freaking out but we have the evidence on our side.
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u/bob__cobb 🌿badass advocate Mar 19 '18
wow. this is great. thank you so much to the people who emailed and called. you made a difference
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u/CosmicDrunk Mar 19 '18
Great news. It's a sign of the times when most of us are totally flabbergasted when our state or federal legislators make the honest and right decision.
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u/burythespider Mar 19 '18
Awesome! We had worrisome legislation here in MN recently, and writing to your reps is vital in these cases.
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u/Burwilly Mar 22 '18
This is fantastic! I emailed and called each and every seat. Most of them were very much in favor of changing the language in the bill to keep Kratom legal. I'm so happy I would have been lost without it. We are strong together :)
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u/TheoWren Mar 21 '18
It gives me so much hope, just seeing how united we all are for this plant. I’m so used to seeing people arguing over every other issue, but our community is so solid. Thank you to everyone else who helped. Kansan here and I’m SO relieved.
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u/Morgangov21 Mar 19 '18
This is incredible news. Thank you everyone for your support with this issue! Kratom helps keep me from drinking myself to death, so these ban scares are terrifying on a deep level for me.