The Kratom Consumer Protection Act & why you should support it.

Currently, the immense potential and use of Kratom is once again threatened by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which relentlessly pushes for its countrywide ban on Kratom. We all know the risks of contaminated products passed off as high quality Kratom. We should therefore be determined to do our part and prevent those problems. That means that we should support the Kratom Consumer Protection Act. The act will ensure that Kratom users are shielded from unnecessary risk and all forms of Kratom will be cleared for sale once they meet the recommended standards. The statewide fight for Kratom use is warming up for another run.

At the helm is the American Kratom Association (AKA) which is doing all it can to prove, beyond any reasonable doubt, that kratom is safe and effective for use. It continually strives to ensure a steady supply of non-biased scientific data is available. All this in an effort to leverage the fight in the favor of kratom. Today we get into the trenches to mobilize, re-strategize and concentrate our efforts into shutting down the impending loom of the kratom ban-forever.

What is the Kratom Consumer protection Act (KCPA)

A key ingredient in the push for safe and effective Kratom is the successful passing of the Kratom consumer protection Act (KCPA) across the country. The act is a piece of legislation that will allow consumers access to legal Kratom while getting rid of the sale of dangerous harmful Kratom products. The act is solely intended for the purpose of ensuring that only the approved pure kratom is distributed in the market. This act is aimed at stopping the ban on kratom by protecting its consumers and disparaging all rumors and misconceptions about kratom. Its mandate includes information on:

• Definition of Kratom.
• Requires Kratom Vendors, creators and sellers to properly label products with specific labelling requirements as outlined by the FDA.
• Prohibits the sale of all modified Kratom products deemed harmful.
• Lays down regulations on Kratom dosages.
• Requires that department of agriculture and food set up standards and enforces them on Kratom production and sales.

Role of KCPA in the fight for safe Kratom.

However, the fight cannot be won just yet. The new normal brought about by COVID-19 prevention measures has adversely affected the fight against the ban. All the existing legislative approaches to halting the ban have had to be paused. Over half of the states have reported slow movement regarding hearings. Despite this caveat, several other states have made significant strides in pushing the Kratom consumer protection act into enactment.

While the nation is keen on preventing the spread of coronavirus, the FDA has taken advantage of this time to keep spreading rumors and misinformation regarding the use and production of Kratom. It has purposefully delayed the advancement of the KCPA by delaying all hearings related to the same. Its efforts within the federal legislature to enforce an informal Kratom ban are aimed at proposing that Kratom is not safe for use- claims that are baseless and misinformed.

In our corner, the American Kratom Association has revamped its efforts to push for the KCPA by shedding light on the true nature of Kratom and its impact on the lives of its users. The numerous scheduled meetings have greatly advanced the support of the production and use of safe and effective kratom. The Kratom consumer Protection Act sits at the top of every agenda in all Kratom related legislative meetings and hearings.

In the same stride, the FDA has moved to stopping the use of Kratom, one local ban at a time. This strategy has worked for them as some states have yielded to the pressure of the FDAs anti-Kratom agenda and proposed Kratom bans. These moves are advised by unfounded accusations and questionable research that has been informed by unsubstantiated evidence.

The FDA is tasked with jurisdiction over everything produced for human consumption including food additives. The classification of Kratom as a food additive puts it right into FDAs lap. American Kratom Association seriously protests this classification as it is not backed by any law and it is as sabotaging and malicious as it is misleading.

Throughout history, the FDA has a track record of wrongfully classifying other products as food additives including black currant oil. In its defense the FDA defended that the capsule form of the oil made it a food additive. In an unprecedented ruling, the court moved to shut down the case sighting that it had no legal backing to classify any form or content in capsule form as a food additive. The ruling put forward that no actual classification made any capsule a food or its contents food additives.

The FDAs constant dependence on unsupported claims and manipulative legal arguments now threatens to impose a ban on Kratom. While the claim doesn’t hold water in the national level. Several local states have fallen prey and unwittingly pushed for a Kratom ban. However, there is some good news as some states have modified the federal Kratom Consumer protection act to suit to their statewide needs. The act has been passed and has been successfully enacted in these states.

• Nevada
• Utah
• Arizona
• Georgia

Why you should support the KCPA in your state.

All over the country, millions of people are dependent on Kratom as a safe and effective product. It provides livelihood and other uses in their lives. The very state of their lives is threatened and under potential threat if the anti-Kratom bans sail through. The American Kratom Association is tirelessly working to defend Kratom use across all the states. The FDA too is keen on cutting down these efforts by turning states against the Kratom Consumer Protection Act.

More effort needs to be concentrated in the state level to stop the seepage and spread of the FDAs unsubstantiated claims and punitive legal measures aimed at overseeing the supply and use of Kratom. Their unconventional measures are slowly threatening to put a firm end to Kratom across the country, a move that will deny the coming generations access to safe and legal Kratom.

In light of the current state of affairs and the fight against COVID-19, all users, distributors and suppliers of Kratom are called upon to ensure the KCPA gets the enacted and they can enjoy safe, pure and effective Kratom in the market. While we can’t follow the normal legal procedures, we can all contribute a little to ensuring that the Anti-Kratom bans do not see fruition by:

• Join the fight by signing up as members of the American Kratom Association
• Through the AKA platform, submit testimonials that showcase how Kratom has transformed your lives for the better. Video testimonials are evidence enough to support the AKA in pushing for the Kratom Consumer Protection Act. They also go a long way in influencing previously anti-kratom factions into seeing the true picture of the benefits of Kratom.
• In the past, our collective voice and strength has eclipsed the anti-Kratom movements. The DEA in 2016 lost its proposed scheduling of Kratom as a controlled substance and was forced to withdraw its claims. An unheard of and unexpected twist that gave even more motivation to push for the KCPA.
• organize and mobilize other Kratom users and distributors to support the passing of the kratom consumer protection act through supporting the use and distribution of pure high grade Kratom in their states.
• Keep up with updates on the fight to support Kratom through consulting with local AKA officials or through AKAs platform.

We are all once again called upon to do our part in supporting the passage of pro-Kratom legislations. In the past we have come together and triumphed over all that was aimed at shutting down use and distribution of Kratom. The KCPA which is slowly being implemented at the state level has been worked on by the AKA and their advocates for many months, it guarantees the customers access to safe and pure Kratom. Let us once again prove that Kratom is safe and effective. Stand up, come out and let your voice be heard.

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