Welcome Back! Thank you so much for joining us! I am so excited to share my conversation with you that I had with Dr. Cornel Stanciu! Dr. Stanciu is an Addiction Psychiatrist who has been a part of numerous NIH-published research papers examining the potential harms and benefits of kratom. I had a really wonderful chat with Dr. Stanciu about everything from opiate addictions and recovery, to what him and his colleagues are referring to a KUD or kratom use disorder. We spoke about the various degrees and nuances surrounding KUD and those deemed suffering with it. We learn about the history of how methadone clinics and modern day addiction treatment came to be in the US. As well as how neuroplasticity plays a major role in ones addiction and recovery! PLUS much, much more! I always love to get a chance to sit down with such distinguished guests and pick their brain about everything I find interesting! It was such an honor to have Dr. Stanciu on the show, I hope you enjoy our chat! 

Dr. Stanciu is an addiction psychiatrist out of Manchester, NH. He’s involved in clinical care, research, and policy concerning services and treatments for people with addictive disorders. Throughout his career he’s developed an abiding interest in Kratom, and not only the impact it has on patients with mental health and addictive disorders, but also on the general population. This interest translated over the years in numerous studies and publications concerning all aspects of Kratom. Dr. Stanciu has presented at various national physician conferences as well as at other educational endeavors. Having served on the NH Therapeutic Cannabis Monitoring Oversight Board in NH, he’s well versed in botanicals with harm as well as therapeutic potential.

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Lion Heights Track: “Dread Step”

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Sources:

#FreeShainaBrown legal defense fundraiser

https://www.gofundme.com/f/shaina-brown-arrest-unconstitutional-confinement

#WarOnPlants documentary

https://www.gofundme.com/f/war-on-plants

Weekly LIVE TWITTER - KRATOM ROUNDTABLE - WEEKLY OPEN DISCUSSION (replays)

https://spacesdashboard.com/u/KratomGuyShow

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Jon Griggs and Mike on Joey Talks, interviewed about kratom, the law and the craziness surrounding #FreeShainaBrown #JusticeForMarshallPrice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J54X6MAIMVo

Massachusetts KCPA bill and hearing replay

https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/4581

Dr. Stanciu:

https://survey.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5dWBqO4QpQ7cTmC

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33974767

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7203303

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36001875

https://www.verywellmind.com/dsm-5-criteria-for-substance-use-disorders-21926

This show is a live recording! Join us every Friday at 4pm (est) only on Twitter Spaces for our weekly kratom roundtable open discussion. Anybody is free to join and participate. Last show featured consumer, advocates co-hosts Jon Griggs, Misty Brown and speaker Madalyn Sklar, amongst a few more guest speakers. Each week the live discussion is growing in audience engagement! Stop by and join us!

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Welcome Back! Thank you so much for joining us! I am so excited to share with you my conversation I had with former LEO turned botanical freedom fighter, Jon Griggs!

Welcome Back! Thank you so much for joining us! I am thrilled to sharing my wonderful chat I had with Dr. Kirsten Smith with all of you! Dr. Smith is lead investigator of the new (2022) national NIDA-funded kratom study. She is also openly a former heroin addict and bank robber! We had such an amazing talk and it was really great to get her thoughts on all things addiction, recovery, brain development, and of course kratom!  It was great to get her unique perspective due to her past life as an addict as well as being a scientist and doctor. It really solidified that if you're an addict struggling, you can completely recover and become the best version of yourself - after drug addiction.

Before our segment with Dr. Smith I unknowingly had a really emotional time sharing our amazing sponsor, Your Leaf Your Life giveaway to a very well-deserved listener in need. I also briefly discuss some kratom news and current events; Rapides Parish Louisiana criminalizes the sale and use of kratom locally. Is Mississippi on track to criminalize kratom statewide? Family files wrongful death kratom lawsuit against Lubbock, Texas business. 

Dr. Kirsten Smith has been researching kratom since 2017, when she was a doctoral student at the University of Louisville. Her first-hand experience with drug use and addiction contributed to her early interest in kratom. After coming to NIDA’s Intramural Research Program in Baltimore, Maryland in 2019 as a postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Smith spearheaded several online surveys and was also the lead associate investigator on a clinical trial examining the effectiveness of an experimental opioid for suppressing withdrawal. Now, Dr. Smith is the lead investigator on a national NIDA-funded kratom study utilizing ecological momentary assessment and kratom product assay. She has also recently launched a small in-person kratom clinical trial to observe kratom product effects in humans. With this pilot data she hopes to launch more human laboratory studies on kratom while continuing to assess real-world kratom use patterns. Dr. Smith will be joining the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit at Johns Hopkins University in August 2023 and plans to continue her kratom work for years to come.

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Music by:

Lion Heights Track: “Dread Step”

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Sources:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FzbmTRcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Kirsten%20Elin%20Smith&sort=date&ac=yes

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36108442

https://www.kalb.com/2022/10/13/rapides-parish-police-jury-unanimously-votes-ban-kratom

https://www.wtva.com/news/mississippi-may-join-alabama-as-a-state-banning-kratom/article_9e188f9e-4bb8-11ed-9d2d-d7f16e34b4bb.html

https://www.carlsonattorneys.com/news-and-update/kratom-death-lawsuit

Welcome Back! Dr. Uma Dhanabalan is in the house!!  Get a pen and pad to take notes! I'm so excited for this episode and to have one of my favorite people in the world, Dr. Uma back on the show! Dr. Uma is trained family physician who specializes in medical cannabis and runs her own clinic Uplifting Health and Wellness in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is also my doctor as well! This episode I learned that she treats a array of patients at her clinic, with the youngest pediatrics patient being 2ys old to her most elder patient of 98 years old. I discuss with her my experience of beating suboxone and feeling like I was stuck in prolonged recovery. As well as helping others through the process by utilizing cannabis, kratom, a healthier lifestyle and mindset. Dr. Uma goes even further and says she like to think of it as a lifestyle of legacy. I took that to mean, what examples and habits are you setting and leaving for our children and children’s children? She also emphasized the importance of developing discipline and consistency in your life. She tells us what’s the one very small step you can take to start improving your health today. We also discuss, the science of what Dr. Uma says, food is medicine, cannabis is food and medicine!

Before our talk I answer some of the many questions I've been receiving on TikTok about getting off Suboxone and conquering addiction recovery. As well as I share action steps you can take today is you feel like you're struggling.

Dr. Dhanabalan is a highly respected and educated physician known to most as Dr. Uma. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree with High Honors from Rutgers University and her Medical Degree from the University of Medicine & Dentistry in Newark, New Jersey.  She completed her Family Practice Residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. She has her Master’s in Public Health and completed her Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency and Fellowship in Heavy Metals at the Harvard School of Public Health. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. She is also Certified as a Diplomat by the American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine as Cannabinoid Medicine Specialist and by the Medical Review Officer Certification Council as a Medical Review Officer.

She has appeared in numerous documentaries, spoken on countless expert panels, traveled the world to give presentations that help change the discussion and craft new cannabis laws. She’s received numerous awards from all over the world for her work in medicine and cannabis. Whether that’s for her research in: “Occupational & Environmental Exposure to Lead in South India”, the Educational Achievement Award, at Cannabis Business Award 2017, the Award from High Times Inaugural Female 50 and The International Cannabis Activist Award at The 10Th Anniversary Cannabis Business Awards 2022 .

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Welcome Back! This week we have some really amazing and historical news coming out of Thailand! Thailand’s Kratom Plant Acts has become law! June 2022, Thailand removed kratom, hemp and cannabis from their list of scheduled drugs for medical purposes. As of now kratom is completely legal to possess, consume and cultivate in Thailand. We’ll get into the specifies of what people can and can’t do under the new law. What this could mean for the both the Thai and American people. This has the potential to open up a completely new market for US of kratom imported from Thailand. Creating thousands of new jobs and millions in increased revenue.

We’ll also be discussing the surge in crowds, tents and drugs in Boston’s Mass and Cass area (AKA: methadone mile). We feel so privileged and honored that our sponsor, Christopher’s Organic Botanicals allowed us their kratom samples to go hand out for free at Mass and Cass. We will be returning with more donations to the local area in September.

If you would like to be involved in the local donations, in any manner, or if you would like to be a guest or sponsor of the show please contact us a [email protected] or call/ text (617) 917-5242

Thank you so much for joining us! Enjoy the show!

This episode is sponsored by:

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Quality Tested Kratom

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Music by: Lion Heights

Sources:

Kratom law sets hefty fines for abuse of decriminalized plant

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/national/40019427

Kratom bill becomes law, minors warned

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2378301/kratom-bill-becomes-law-minors-warned

Kratom Plant Act takes effect

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2378483/kratom-plant-act-takes-effect

The curse and cure of kratom

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/special-reports/681964/the-curse-and-cure-of-kratom

Crowds, Tents and Drugs Return to Boston's Mass. and Cass Area

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/crowds-tents-and-drugs-return-to-bostons-mass-and-cass-area/2818405

This week we’re covering the Ascension Parish council’s kratom sales ban, which did go through at their last 8/18 meeting! We look into a study that was first covered by Kratom Science regarding what researchers of Midwestern University are saying could be dangerous amounts of lead in unregulated kratom products. As well as Florida’s Drug Policy Advisory Council introduction and subsequent discussion on banning kratom.

We’ll also discuss my latest trips down to Boston’s Mass and Cass (AKA: methadone mile) where he handed out a bunch of free kratom from Christopher’s Organic Botanicals along with wellness packs to those in need. I also introduce my latest project of creating a course, as well as shifting the focus of the show to helping people who are struggling with addiction, specifically Suboxone dependence. I’m very excited about this shift! I feel I get the most reward and others get the most benefit from my work when I’m helping to guide others move quicker through the same struggles I went through. If you’re feeling stuck on Suboxone, have tried other programs and open to a more holistic approach please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Thank you so much for joining us! Enjoy the show!

This episode is sponsored by:

Christopher’s Organic Botanicals

Quality Tested Kratom

https://christophersorganicbotanicals.com

Save 10% off your order and help support the show by using our affiliate link or by using the coupon code KRATOMGUYSHOW at checkout

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Music by: Lion Heights

Sources:

Lead (Pb) in kratom possibly hazardous, say researchers

https://www.kratomscience.com/2022/08/03/lead-pb-in-kratom-possibly-hazardous-say-researchers

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9320411

Capitol Update Extended: Drug Policy Council Considers Kratom Ban

https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/capitol-update-extended-drug-policy-council-considers-kratom-ban

Ascension Parish Public Meetings

Strategic Planning Committee - July 12, 2022

Ascension Parish Council - August 4, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVu9KHZNjjA&ab_channel=Ascension21

Ascension Parish Council Meeting- August 18, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VlwIOIktbs&ab_channel=Ascension21

This week we’re covering the Ascension Parish abhorrent intent to criminalize kratom consumers by criminalizing not just the sale but possession of kratom in Ascension Parish! The topic of this kratom ban ordinance was introduced at their July 12 Strategic Planning Committee Meeting which we'll be unwrapping in detail.

For this episode I focus on breaking down Detective Todd Tullier’s testimony. Todd, who said he’s been an employee at the Ascension Sheriff Department for the past 27 years, 14 years of which in narcotics investigations. Todd, as well as his Daughter, Landry Tullier both testified at a meeting, which many kratom advocates say was riddled with misinformation, disinformation and flat out lies! Many of the talking points come directly from the FDA and have been completely proven false!

Detective Todd Tullier when talking about kratom said, “It’s synthetic, it’s basically a synthetic heroin.”

His daughter Landry Tullier, said that she went to detox for her kratom habit that had her spending $400 per day on kratom. Yet, she testified that on her initial intake drug test she tested positive for fentanyl!

Councilwoman Terry Casso, who at the end of the meeting proposed the kratom ordinance criminalizing both the sale and use said, “I hate to criminalize the usage. I really do but it's in order to save these folks from themselves we’re going to have to.”

This episode is sponsored by:

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Music by: Lion Heights  

Sources:

Send your testimony to the committee against this ordinance https://www.protectkratom.org/louisiana

Strategic Planning Committee Meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkxc_Ttkpp4&ab_channel=Ascension21

https://www.businessreport.com/sponsored/the-life-house-supported-by-smith-tank-steel-a-structured-environment-rooted-in-christian-principles

https://pelicanpostonline.com/strategic-planning-recommends-term-limits-addresses-another-substance-abuse-epidemic

http://www.ascensionparish.net/government/parish-council

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/public-health-focus/fda-and-kratom

https://ldh.la.gov/assets/docs/LegisReports/HR177RS2018219.pdf

https://www.drugs.com/sfx/caffeine-side-effects.html

Welcome back! We're so glad to have Mac Haddow, Senior Fellow on Public Policy of The American Kratom Association join us today for an extensive national legislative update!UPCOMING COLORADO PUBLIC HEARING 4/27! I ran into Mac and the AKA gang at the recent KCPA public hearing in Rhode Island! Had a brief follow up I had with Troylana. Announcements of whats to come this summer, KGS private Discord community server as well as supporters only recovery group and mastermind. PLUS MORE!

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Organa Kratom

Organic. Raw. Natural

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Timeline:

Music by: Lion Heights

Sources:

Colorado SB 22-120

Rhode Island 
KCPA H7595

Tennessee 
SB1390 ban bill died 25% intro To Senate Judiciary Committee


Nevada
 BOP ban bill dropped!

New York
 A9034 KCPA filed

New Jersey 
KCPA to be filed in May

Vermont
 25% through - stalled in House Human Services Committee

Kansas HB 2056 KCPA passed house and onto the senate

Missouri
 House votes for KCPA HB1667 Engross 50% passed 137-11

Michigan
 KCPA HB5477
 Passed House 11-1 (4/14) 
Intro 25% Referred To Second Reading

Ohio KCPA Status: passed 83-10 50%progress

West Virginia
 Ban bill dropped

Washington 
Ban bill as well as KCPA both introduced to To Senate Law & Justice Committee

Inter-Committee Hearings

Wisconsin 
KCPA failed 3/15/22 not enough republican votes - upcoming hearings w/ WI Controlled Substance board

Hawaii
 KCPA stalled sent to 3x rules committee

Oregon 
Passes KCPA!

Arizona KCPA - restricted local governments from banning kratom

Florida KCPA bills both dead - Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee/ Appropriations

Connecticut 
HB 6359 KCPA converted to study committee - hearings stalled due to covid

Maine
 stalled by governors office - hopes of introducing KCPA next year

Kentucky House and Senate KCPA bills introduced as well as ban bill introduced