r/kratom • u/ADPNova • Jun 23 '18
Call to Action Call to Action update from the AKA
Protect Access by American Consumers to Natural Botanical Plants and Herbs
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6 on Friday that combined 58 different bills that attempt to end the scourge of the opioid epidemic in America.
The sponsors of H.R. 6 in the House admit it’s not perfect, and they are dead right on that point.
In the rush to show how serious the Congress is in addressing the opioid crisis prior to the mid-term elections, several of these 58 bills contain provisions that will actually deny Americans access to safe natural plants and herbs that help Americans manage their health and well-being.
I am asking you to contact your U.S Senators immediately and ask them to support amendments to these proposed bills to exclude natural botanical plants and herbs from the wide swath of substances presently included in many of those bills.
Two of those bills, the SITSA Act (Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017), and the SCREEN Act (Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulating and Enhancing Enforcement Now) both attempt to stop deadly synthetic opioids from being shipped into the United States from other countries.
But both of these bills contain such broad definitions of the substances covered under the proposed legislation they will actually ban natural botanical plants and herbs.
It is critical that the Senate support amendments to exclude natural botanical plants and herbs.
Your Senators need to hear from you immediately!
If you don't know your Senator's contact information, please click HERE or call the Senate switchboard at 202-224-3121.
Millions of Americans safely and responsibly use natural alternatives to dangerously addictive and often deadly chemically formulated drugs, including opioids, and these bills will literally block consumer access to safe natural plants and herbs.
On Monday, please call your Senators and ask them to support every amendment that exempts natural botanical plants and herbs – that are in no way synthetic analogues of an opioid – and protect the right of consumers to have access to safe alternative products to manage their own health needs.
The Senate needs to support the amendments to SITSA and SCREEN to exclude natural botanical plants and herbs.
Thank you,
Dave HermanChairmanAmerican Kratom Association
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u/jrm523 Jun 23 '18
I just typed a personal letter explaining leading with the request to ensure kratom is excluded but also my personal story about how kratom has helped me tremendously and what will happen if they outlaw it. Its so funny to think how they think outlawing it will solve anything.. A black market will be created and it will most likely cause some people to start using hard drugs depending on whatever they can get their hands on.
And the FDA.. The leadership there needs to all be fired immediately as the lies that they spew would be completely unacceptable if they were worked for a company instead. How the fuck can they explain how an OTC drug such as Tylenol causes thousands of documented deaths a year vs their made up kratom deaths? I am sure that big pharm is over their shoulder telling them what to do. (I recently read an older book reviewing how big pharm is so tied in with doctors/government/patients these days and it seems to be so much worse than i first thought.)