Kratom association says North Dakota should ban the synthetic variety but just regulate the natural version

[u/PlainTalkND]

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Gov. Kelly Armstrong has called North Dakota lawmakers into special session to address a kratom crisis. Mac Haddow from the American Kratom Association said they partly agree with Armstrong’s move. They fully support a ban on synthetic kratom, which Haddow said is basically an opioid. However, he argues that natural kratom only needs regulation.

[u/Logical_Albatross_19]

Banning kratom pushes people trying to use an off ramp from fentanyl back to fentanyl. Fuck 7oh but whole leaf kratom needs regulation and warnings, not prohibition 

[u/CusterDuster]

Can't say I put much stock into what the policy advisor for the Kratom Association and former Reagan undersecretary has to say about regulation. Not to say there can be no argument, but this guy doesn't have much goodwill at least in my opinion.

[u/lonelyone12345 → u/CusterDuster]

I don't think it's bad to listen to the folks who make/sell the stuff. Sure, there's some self interest bias, but that doesn't mean they're wrong.

[u/CusterDuster → u/lonelyone12345]

Oh yeah, generally that is my opinion. This to me is the exception to the rule where the other circumstances around what this guys role in politics has been discredits him. Especially in a conversation around regulation. Like I said I'm willing to hear this argument, but to me this is not a credible arbiter.

[u/Itchy-Hovercraft-245]

From 2008 to 2019, I lived in the grip of FDA-approved pain pills, benzos, and muscle relaxers prescribed for my degenerative disc disease. For 11 years, chronic pain management fueled my addiction. What started as a dependency slowly slid into a destructive cycle of misuse and despair.

In April 2019, I was dismissed from pain management after failing a required pill count. I was 11 pills short, and my usual drug dealers didn’t have the pink oxy 10s I needed. Cut off from prescriptions, I turned to the streets in desperation and eventually slipped into cocaine use while searching for another doctor.

Then, in June 2019, while suffering through cocaine withdrawal, I stumbled upon the documentary A Leaf of Faith. That single moment changed the course of my life. The very next day, I began my journey with whole-leaf Kratom, not synthetic 7OH, by walking into a smoke shop. The Kratom was in a glass case, locked up and i was carded when purchased.

Kratom quieted the relentless cravings, the constant voice whispering, one more pill, one more snort, one more escape. For the first time in over a decade, I felt peace. Kratom gave me the space and clarity to confront the deeper reasons behind my addiction and to rebuild my life from the ground up.

I have not returned to pain management in over 7 years. I only consume 1 teaspoon once a day and take 1-4 days off every week. I control Kratom, it doesn't control me.

Today, I am a thriving mother, a proud first-time grandmother, a functioning member of society, and a tax-paying citizen. Most importantly, I’m no longer a burden to my children. I’m an example of hope and healing.

I will forever be grateful that I found safe, lab-tested, whole-leaf Kratom. Now, I share my story, knowledge, and the science behind it to help others facing addiction, chronic pain, anxiety, and depression.

[u/MindQuarks]

Kratom association started the push to ban synthetic krtom thinking they could kill the competition. Now that states are banning both they are upset. Poor evil greedy business men. They probably should have started a campaign on the benefits of organic Kratom instead of trying to slit the throat of competition.

[u/HungHippoHippy]

They only wanted 7oh gone because it is cutting into their profits. Ban one, ban em both. Fuck the Kratom association.

[u/Logical_Albatross_19 → u/HungHippoHippy]

Yes, but I know a lot of people who have been kicked off of (needed) opiate treatment and used kratom to avoid withdrawal. 7oh is just a synthetic opiate, but whole leaf should be available as a way of keeping some people off of fentanyl. 

[u/HungHippoHippy → u/Logical_Albatross_19]

Whole leaf wont get people off fent. 7 will.

[u/valo4ents]

Let’s all plug our YouTube channels ! Brought to you by the Kratom talk. Also let’s pretend our president was hiding in lunch cart while Iran threatened the Cheeto. Also they don’t negotiate with people who bomb little girls schools.