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12/04/2017 / By Ralph Flores

Plant cure for opioid addiction taking heat from the FDA: Claims of danger most likely linked to its impact on Big Pharma’s bottom line

Kratom, the popular plant-based opioid alternative from Southeast Asia, was the subject of an advisory from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, November 14, after the group called the substance “troubling” and blocked hundreds of kratom shipments to the U.S. In their statement, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reported that there are significant safety […]

11/22/2017 / By JD Heyes

FDA, DEA running massive conspiracy to criminalize Kratom in order to protect Big Pharma’s obscene opioid profits

Federal agencies who have declared a national emergency over the burgeoning opioid epidemic are simultaneously continuing to criminalized kratom, which is a non-addictive, natural plant that has allowed scores of Americans to be weaned off their opioid addictions. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced plans to place the substance on the government’s list of Controlled […]

10/30/2017 / By Ethan Huff

GOP senators pushing for alternatives to deadly, addictive opioid prescription drugs… but none of them dare say “cannabis”

In the aftermath of President Trump’s recent speech on the opioid epidemic in America, a number of Republican senators have issued a call for the discovery of new opioid “alternatives,” demanding that Big Pharma step up to procure them. But such alternatives already exist in the form of natural plants like cannabis sativa (marijuana) and […]

12/12/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Collusion: DEA bans plant medicines, then Big Pharma patents them for profits

Is the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) really looking out for anyone’s best interests with their latest stand on natural, medicinal plants like cannabis and kratom? Most would tend to disagree with them, just on principle. But a deeper look into the matter reveals that their intent may be far more sinister than they want us […]

10/28/2016 / By Mary Wilder

The DEA is accepting public opinions and stories on the benefits of kratom

When you take a look at the federal government organizations that should be eradicated completely, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has to be at the top of the list. Existing for the sole purpose of putting nonviolent people behind bars and pushing Big Pharma drugs instead of healthy, natural alternatives, any substantial research into the […]

10/14/2016 / By Mary Wilder

DEA blocking breakthrough research for safer opioid alternatives

For natural health advocates in America, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is often seen as an enemy of the cause, and for good reason. Over the years, the agency has fought to keep natural health alternatives to chemical medications outlawed. After all, these are the people who are doing everything in their power to […]

09/14/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Public outcry forces corrupt DEA to address recent kratom ban

Following the DEA’s most recent instance of egregious federal overreach – the ban on Kratom – and the subsequent public outrage, the agency has been left with no choice but to rethink its choice. Kratom is a natural substance, made from the leaves of a tree that is native to Southeast Asia, and widely used […]

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