Paul Kemp
Natural News
- Veterans With PTSD Need Kratom
- Kratom Has One Major Flaw
- Kratom: Herbal Friend or Foe?
- Pain Patients Love Kratom
- Did Kratom Kill Ian Mautner?
- How Kratom May Benefit from the Ebola Plague
- Why the FDA Is Suppressing Kratom
- Kratom and Diabetes
- Fibromyalgia and Kratom
- An Appeal to Agencies Considering Banning Kratom
- Robin Williams, Drug Rehab Failures, and Kratom
- Will Kratom Be a Turning Point in U.S. Health Care?
- Kratom Benefit Testimonials You Won’t See On TV
- The Kratom Saga — Who Shall Own the Healing Herbs?
- Kratom Potential in Opiate Addiction Rehab
- Kratom — A Promising Herbal Pain Reliever
Positive Media Coverage
- ATTENTION: Information about kratom breaks/tapering/withdraw. (Johnny Enoch)
- Kratom: The Miracle Healing Leaf
- Kratom can reduce opiate addiction, get you high, and is legal in the US.(Disinformation)
- Radio 3Fourteen – Jonny Enoch – The War on Kratom & Kratom Truth (VIDEO)
- PBC May Require Warning Signs For ‘Kratom’
- Inside the kratom craze: A Contact 5 Investigators exclusive report
- Kratom Removed From Arizona’s Banned-Drug Proposal
- The Truth About Kratom
- Cerilliant Introduces Stable-Labeled Certified Reference Materials of Kratom Alkaloids
- The Truth About Kratom (VIDEO)
- A Brief History of Kratom (VIDEO)
- Kratom Madness: How a Thai Tree Restarted Plant Prohibition
- Kava and Kratom: New Options for Florida’s Health Freedom
- The Kratom Experiment Begins
- Results of My Kratom Experiment
- Dr. McCurdy Video
- New Hope for Addicts
- Is medicinal herb kratom a safe and effective alternative for treating pain, anxiety and depression?
- Kratom Tea is the Beverage of Recovering Heroin Addicts
- Japanese universities patent traditional knowledge-based painkilling drugs
- Is Kratom the New “Bath Salts” or Just an Organic Pain Reliever with Euphoric Effects?
- Examiner Article Criticizes Broward County Kratom Ban
- Cerilliant Introduces Stable-Labeled Certified Reference Materials of Kratom AlkaloidsNegative Media Coverage
- I DRANK KRATOM TEA, THAILAND’S ILLEGAL”HERBAL HEROIN”
- Plant That Gets You High and Reduces Opiate Addiction Is Taking Off in the US—And It’s Legal
Negative Media Coverage
- A closer look at over the counter pain relief. (WPSD Kentucky)
- Law, health officials warn about ‘kratom’ craze (KSHB Kansas)
- Kratom- The latest legal plant-based high (FOX News)
- A New Drug Is Sweeping The Internet, But No One Can Figure Out Exactly What It Does (Business Insider)
- Kratom: potentially dangerous but legal herb (FOX Detroit)
- Monday at 11: The Contact 5 Investigators go undercover inside the Kratom craze
- FDA Doesn’t want you to know the healing power of Herbs
- Special Report: New street drugs spreading across South Florida
- CBS 11 Cuts off Kratom Comments
- Kratom: The latest legal plant-based high
- Palm Beach County Considers Banning Kratom
- INVESTIGATOR: Heroin-like drug sold over the counter locally
- Winchester University student killed by effects of ‘legal high’
- Tragic Death Moves Broward Commissioner To Ban Addictive Drug
- FDA Kratom Seizure in CA
- Authorities Seize Botanical Kratom, FDA Files Lawsuit
- Mother on crusade against kratom
- Marketer of Botanical Kratom Made Drug Claims, Justice Department Says
- Broward County, Florida to Ban Kratom
- This Plant Gets You High and Reduces Opiate Addiction. It’s Taking Off in the US and It’s Legal.
Georgia – Kratom Blamed for Suicide
- Anguished parents say Kratom is the source for their son’s suicide.
- Parents want new substance Kratom banned after UGA student commits suicide
- What’s Kratom? Parents say it drove their son to suicide
- GBI, supporters on the substance Kratom – Georgia SuicideFlorida Kratom Battle
- Family fights substance they say led to son’s suicide
UPDATE October 29,2014: With the help of the Botanical Legal Defense and the speciosa community, kratom will remain LEGAL in Broward County, FL. Thank you all for making your voices heard and helping us to set a shining example last Tuesday.
Excerpt video of the Botanical Legal Defense representative and the official outcome of the hearing:
Full video here.
Material used in the county commission meeting:
- Proposed County Ordinance
- Fiscal Impact Statement
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*More information can be found on the Broward County Website as well.
News Reports on Broward County, FL Victory:
- Florida Medical Association’s PAC Endorses Candidate Kristin Jacobs for House District 96
- Broward opts not to ban kratom – for now (WPTV)
- Broward Commissioners Want More Research Before Banning Kratom (CBS Miami)
- Broward opts not to ban kratom — for now (Sun Sentinel)
- Kratom wins, Jacobs loses in punishing defeat for outgoing commissioner (Examiner)
October 10, 2014: One of the battles kratom is facing is in Broward County, Florida, where kratom supporters are currently contacting commissioners and lawmakers in support of the herb. Here are some related articles so you can see exactly what’s happening –
Pre-Trial Articles
- Broward County Commission Public Hearing
- Broward County works to ban kratom with incomplete data
- Tragic Death Moves Broward Commissioner To Ban Addictive Drug
- Broward Commissioners Move to Ban Kratom Sales
- Report on Ian Mautner’s Death
- New designer drugs hit S. Florida streets
Paul Kemp’s take on the events can be seen here.
Here is a video of the first hearing which was continued to gather more information before making a decision.