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Life hasn’t been the same for Troylana and her family since April 26th when they lost her son Aaron, who was only 26 years old. Aaron was pursuing his last year of college to receive his bachelor's degree in business when he unexpectedly died at their family home of a multi-drug overdose. The coroner reported Aaron died from a mixed drug toxicity of cocaine, hydromorphone (opioid; brand name Dilaudid), antihistamine, and prescribed anti-anxiety medication Escitalopram (SSRI; brand name Lexapro) and kratom (mitragynine speciosa) overdose. The coroner reported that the levels of mitragynine(MG) were “extreme and fatal.” Also the coroner reported the MG levels were so high that alone without the other substances would have caused an overdose, and the levels were those "associated with fatalities".

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down to have a great conversation with Troylana. I believe this was a very difficult conversation for both of us to have, while at the same time such a pleasure and a relief. The more I spoke with Troylana, a mom on a mission, I got to experience her true nature and kind hearted soul. Troylana opened up so much only to be relieved that she and I were more similar and wanted many of the same things than I ever could have imagined.

We covered a lot in our conversation from learning about Aaron, his pursuits and strengths, along with his struggles with addiction, recovery and anxiety. Her thoughts on harm reduction vs. abstinence. What they know happened along with speculations on that dreadful morning. We go in depth about the coroner's findings along with what modern science says about kratom toxicity and lethal overdoses. We also get into why even after what happened to Aaron Troylana does not want to see a ban on kratom, but rather regulations. As well as why she feels that harm reduction is such a viable way forward and how legalizing all drugs with a safe supply is so important and will ultimately save lives. We get into all of that and more!

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Sources:

https://linktr.ee/Troylana

https://bit.ly/cbc-ca

https://bit.ly/KamloopsThisWeek

https://bit.ly/castanetkamloops

https://bit.ly/infotel-ca

https://tgam.ca/3I9Dk9R

https://bit.ly/hydromorphone

https://bit.ly/drugs-escitalopram

https://bit.ly/NEJM-kratom

Happy holidays and a happy new years to you and yours!

What was going to be a quick happy holidays from Helen (Mrs. Kratom Guy) and I turned into an emotional and heartfelt message from us. Helen shares a recent text I received from a listener who is doing amazing in her recovery and I open up about why these messages mean so much to me. 

I am so glad that I am able to use this show to give back and help others. This last year has been tough on us all. If you are struggling or new in your recovery I want you to know there is hope, you can do it and we're here if you ever want to chat. 

Thank you so much for listening, we love you guys!

Happy Holidays 

-Mike & Helen

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Welcome back! Thank you so much for joining us for episode 18! Catching up on all of the biggest stories from Aug/ Sep. I start with some business and personal updates then go right into a full show of the latest kratom world news!

Great news! As of Aug 24th kratom has been removed from their list of Thailand’s controlled substances! 8,000 kratom cases and convictions overturned, and over 1,000 prisoners set free! There’s even a new Thai study being conducted on kratom extract to see if it can be used to ease withdrawal symptoms of people addicted to opioids like heroin and morphine. The latest from the AKA in response to the rogue FDA requesting the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence recommend that kratom be globally scheduled.

In Pennsylvania two ground shattering cases are on the way; Caleb Sturgis case is moving forward with a judge denying summary judgement to Socal. Clearing the way for the Sturgis family to take this case to jury trial in the wrongful death case of Caleb Sturgis. Joshua Fulton, owner of Coastline Kratom, Kratom Crazy, Best Kratom, who was targeted by the FDA for a seizure of over $10 MIL, has pleaded guilty in Pittsburgh to conspiracy to defraud the FDA. PLUS MORE!

FULL SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/E18-show-notes

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Sources:

https://bit.ly/Thai-entrepreneurs

https://bit.ly/Thailand-8000-cleared

https://bit.ly/Thailand-inmates-walk

https://bit.ly/PSU-study-kratom-treat-addicts

https://bit.ly/kratom-activists

https://www.protectkratom.org/whocomments

https://bit.ly/AKA-sues-FDA

https://bit.ly/fed-reg-convention

https://bit.ly/racine-WI

https://bit.ly/Ann-Arbor-Sep-psychedelics-month

https://bit.ly/Pa-Judge-Clears-Kratom-Death-Case-Trial

https://bit.ly/PA-feds-seize-millions

https://bit.ly/NC-biz-owner-pleads-guilty

https://bit.ly/MM-OR-veto-KCPA

Today on the show we welcome a very special guest back to the show, Brian Gallgher from Kratom Science! Brian is a writer from Pittsburgh PA who was hired to write for KratomScience.com in 2018. There he's written hundreds of blog posts and created the Kratom Science Podcast. On the KS podcast he has interviewed some of the most prominent doctors, kratom researchers and advocates from around the world. Brian also does freelance comedy writing and creates content for small businesses.

In the past Brian co-owned a small produce and chicken farm in North Carolina, played guitar in a touring punk rock band, and worked as a research assistant at University of North Carolina in both the public health and nursing schools.

We start off the show like always, by going over business and personal updates. Massherbalmaket.com will be back open this following week to liquidate our stock in preparation of switching to all 3rd party vendors! Our new sponsor, Organa Kratom is giving away $100 gift card and I’ll let you know how to enter that giveaway! I go over some recent news stories, the FDA pushing the WHO for a global kratom ban! The FDA has asked that the WHO add kratom to their list of possible substances to ban internationally and is now accepting public comments. The AKA has the latest on that and how you can add your comment. Mass lawmakers discuss bill to create psychedelics legalization task force, more alleged kratom deaths in the news, Austin based labs Santé labs has developed the first ever full panel test for kratom, and much more!

https://bit.ly/E17-FULL-SHOW-NOTES

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Ice Flow by Kevin Macleod

Sources: https://bit.ly/E17-FULL-SHOW-NOTES

https://www.protectkratom.org/

https://bit.ly/AKA-WHO-comments

https://bit.ly/fed-reg-convention

https://bit.ly/MM-FDA-kratom-ban

https://bit.ly/MM-MA-psych

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1494

https://filtermag.org/kratom-thailand-decriminalization/

Welcome back! It's been a few months and I'm thrilled to announce that I'm back as a new dad! For this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down to have a wonderful talk with kratom advocate/ activist rockstar, Melody Woolf! (Catch Melody’s interview is in 2nd half of the show.) If you ever wanted to get more involved in the kratom community, definitely tune in!

Melody devotes kratom to saving her life, and she is doing everything in her power to keep kratom legal! I start the show with a few business & personal updates, like what it’s like becoming a new dad! Then we go over a slew of important news stories from the last few months like the recent FDA/ US Marshals seizure of $1.3 million in kratom products, the status of various KCPA bills, psychedelic decriminalization in MA, and much more! We finish up the show with the great chat I had with Melody! Topics range from her life prior to kratom, being bedridden or wheelchair bound in agonizing debilitating pain, to her current active lifestyle. Melody also breaks down her processing for advocating and what you can do to start today!

Melody is a kratom activist, advocate and proud kratom consumer. I see Melody everywhere on social media standing up for kratom, fighting back against the misinformation and anti-kratom propaganda. She always comes prepared with facts and is ready to push back and stand up for what we all know is right!

I had a great conversation with Melody about her debilitating life prior to finding kratom to who she is today. She is very active, biking or walking several miles a day. She takes NO medications. Goes camping and has even been rock climbing recently! Things I didn’t know about Melody is that she is a retired librarian in her 50’s, has three adult children in their 20’s, a grandkid on the way and has been married for 32 years!

Melody says that she has been successfully consuming kratom for the past 6 years and that her life prior to consuming kratom was completely  different. Kratom relieves around 75% of her pain from fibromyalgia, arthritis, spinal stenosis, a frayed meniscus, shoulder tendonitis and sciatica. She WAS prescribed 11 different medications including being prescribed dilaudid & fentanyl! She rarely left the house, was bedridden, could only get around by using a wheelchair or a walker.

She contributes kratom along with an active lifestyle to helping her regain control over her own life. *ROCKSTAR!* 

https://bit.ly/E16-FULL-SHOW-NOTES

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Welcome back! It’s been a little while and I’m so excited to be back with such an awesome guest! This episode is all about the most recent in kratom news and current events. We start the show going into a quick update, as far as what we have going on personally and the latest Mass Herbal business updates. Then I am joined with Wade to discuss the wrongful death lawsuit in Washington in depth and related topics. We go through the court filing and discuss the mistakes Kratom Divine made in their marketing, and what both vendors and consumers can do to ensure safe access.

I then finish the second half of current events on my own covering topics ranging from the latest studies supporting kratom for relieving opioid dependence to the Mississippi legislative actions both for and against kratom, and much much more!

Wade Harman is the host of The Botanical Resistance podcast. Wade has been drinking Kratom tea for 18 years and is passionate about educating people with facts about Kratom. Wade's influence in the Kratom industry has allowed him to introduce this plant to thousands of people whose lives have changed because of this plant. 

Full show notes & sources: http://bit.ly/E15-show-notes

This episode is sponsored by:

Mass Herbal Market!

Online herbal shop specializing in kratom products. Supporting small businesses with unique & amazing products, even better people!

https://massherbalmarket.com https://www.instagram.com/mass_herbal

&

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http://bit.ly/HHS-rescinds

https://legiscan.com/ID/bill/SJR101/2021

http://bit.ly/WA-Press-Release

http://bit.ly/WA-Court-Filing

https://www.facebook.com/pat.coyne.7777

http://bit.ly/MCTLaw-Kratom

https://kratomdivine.com/about

http://bit.ly/UFL-Kratom-Study

http://bit.ly/Kratom-for-opioid-dependence

https://legiscan.com/MS/bill/SB2110/2021

http://bit.ly/Oxford-MS-kratom-ban

Welcome Back! This week on the show we are joined by special guest, Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Marc Swogger!! Before our interview I will be getting into some business and personal update, with some very special announcements! Our updates are followed by our preview look into our next show where we will be dissecting the latest in anti-kratom propaganda, misinformation and flat out lies perpetrated by Angela Kennecke's in her 6-part South Dakota KELO news series. 

Dr. Marc Swogger is a clinical psychologist. He’s an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, Research at the University of Rochester Medical Center. His research focuses on therapeutic and harmful substance use, as well as psychopathy and violence among justice-involved people. Clinically, Dr. Swogger specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders. He studies both therapeutic and harmful substance use. Recently, his research has focused on the potential individual and public health effects of kratom use.

Dr. Swogger's research background includes numerous studies of violence, suicidal behavior, and recidivism among justice-involved people. Since 2017 he has been doing Pro-bono consultation for the Drug Policy Alliance, policymakers, and the American Kratom Association as a science expert on kratom. This work includes co-writing science letters to Senators, the Executive Branch, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the government of Indonesia. He has met with senior staff of nine US Senators concerning kratom. He has been featured in Business Insider, VICE, Washington Post, New York Times, New Scientist, Live Science, HowStuffWorks, Healthline, Wired and More!

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Timeline:

http://bit.ly/Experience-of-kratom-user

http://bit.ly/kratom-use-mental-health

http://bit.ly/prevalence-psychotic-symptoms-kratom

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31103778

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30152738

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30594604

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.14371

http://bit.ly/ban-too-far

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We have another great show! (Catch the full timeline below.) First we start out with an intro and overview of the show, followed by our Mass Herbal business update. Then we go into kratom news and current events where we had a great chat with Vicky Rose who was one of the activists who was critical in Monroe County, Mississippi rescinding their ban! Then we finish up the news and on to our main interview with Chris Reading!

Chris Reading: Chris is a kratom advocate from Maryland. He’s an Army Captain veteran, M.B.A and has been employed as a financial analyst since leaving active duty in 2003. Chris spoke out at both the Maryland House Judiciary Committee and the Senate against a ban. He says kratom has become a part of his life, which he uses for various aches and pains that comes with triathlon and has had a positive experience

Chris Reading's Article: https://bit.ly/Chris-Reading-Doc

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- Intro/ business update

22:45 - News & Current Events:

https://bit.ly/Nevada-Notice

57:10 - Vicky Rose Interview

(news cont.)

1:42:15 - Chris Reading Interview

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We have two amazing guests for this week's show, Paul Kemp and Mac Haddow!

In the first half of the show I talk kratom current events with Mac Haddow, Senior Fellow on Public Policy of the AKA. He clarifies his statement aimed at Trump regarding Hydroxychloroquine and how ‘the right to try’ should apply to chronic pain. We also talk about the latest in kratom (during Covid), the new AKA National Kratom Consumer Advocacy Council (KCAC), Matt Salmon replacing Dave Herman as the AKA Chairman, and much more.

Then for our main guest we are joined by Paul Kemp, who was the first board member chosen for the American Kratom Association in 2014! We had such a great talk, discussing a range of topics from big pharma control, FDA, sugar, diabetes, exercise and natural remedies and more. Paul is 71 is in great shape, takes no medications and does not go to see doctors. He is a daily kratom consumer and advocate. He helped grow the AKA and encouraged consumers to support the organization as the most viable group to keep kratom legal.

Paul says he always had an interest in writing and health. After benefitting immensely from kratom and finding the need to build the conversation and consumer-base around kratom, and if we were going to avoid another disastrous prohibition such as we've seen with the prohibition of cannabis Paul chose to start his blog, www.diabetes-symptoms-magic.com. There he posts articles promoting natural products, herbal remedies, healthy eating, cannabis, CBD, kratom and more. It was because of his writing about kratom, is what led him to join the AKA.

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https://www.americankratom.org/advocacy/nkcac

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29949228

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30039246

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871620300144

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18846471/

This episode is action packed! We have special guest John Bush, owner/ operator of Brave Botanicals in Austin, TX and a fierce kratom advocate and activist! I will also be going over the latest in kratom legality with none other than Mac Haddow, Senior Fellow at the American Kratom Association (AKA)! I saw Mac at the Rhode Island Health & Human Services hearing for the Kratom Consumer Protection Act (KCPA - HB728) and was able to get a quick interview with Mac after the hearing in the hall! We will also hear from an anonymous advocate in Mississippi about their recent Senate & House hearings to ban kratom (schedule I) in her state!

Over the past 17 years, John has been involved in various organizations and efforts aimed at creating greater peace and freedom in our world. After dealing with chronic fatigue and constant discomfort for years, he began exploring natural remedies for his health problems. His first big "ah-ha" moment came when, under the direction of my naturopath, which helped him beat back a major throat infection by nebulizing colloidal silver. He says, it was then that he finally understood the power the human body has to heal itself when given the proper nutrients and w/ the help of natural remedies.

Years later he took over a bookstore and natural health shop called Brave New Books and began supplying the local community w/ a wide variety of natural and often controversial supplements. It was at this time that he discovered kratom, which changed his life.

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https://mybravebotanicals.com/

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https://www.americankratom.org/update.html

RI-HB7289 replay (44:48) http://bit.ly/RI-HB7289-replay

https://legiscan.com/RI/text/H7289/2020

https://legiscan.com/MS/bill/SB2084/2020

https://legiscan.com/NH/text/SB758/id/2145203