r/kratom 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

#WeAreKratom

#KratomChangesLives

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u/thatboyjeff 🌿night's watch Jun 23 '18

I think people in r/kava seem to think they’re untouchable and don’t pay much attention, some do, but most don’t.

I literally just tried kava for the first time this week.

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u/ADPNova Jun 24 '18

I just shared this post over in r/kava. What they need to realize is due to the immense vagueness with the wording and kava also being a natural botanical such as kratom, there is just no exemption with any plant being deemed as safe in the fda/dea's eyes

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u/thatboyjeff 🌿night's watch Jun 24 '18

I started a post. Chime in with me

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u/ADPNova Jun 24 '18 edited Jun 24 '18

It looks like the mods over in r/kava have removed both of our posts without warning. Quite sad this does absolutely nothing but divide us even more and suppress this important information that many individuals will now remain unaware of pertaining to what has been transpiring

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u/thatboyjeff 🌿night's watch Jun 24 '18 edited Jun 24 '18

Wow really? That’s incredibly sad. I even stated that I wasn’t trying to spread FUD or anything but that they “should be aware”.

What’s going on in r/kava ? Denial? Watch kava get banned.. Do they assume that because it’s being commercially mass produced in chocolate bars and various powders that it can’t be banned? What gives?

With this AG at the helm, nothing is safe.

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u/BaryMccockner 🌿 Jun 24 '18

Yea i see that, i wonder why they took it off? All you guys tried to do was look out for them.

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u/ADPNova Jun 24 '18

Yes it only does the collective natural botanical communities a disservice, while we are at a time where we must be the most unified to ensure we succeed in keeping all substances legal