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The governor of Colorado has signed a bill that provides a regulatory framework for the legal sale of kratom, a plant that advocates say can serve as a safer alternative to opioids and also help treat symptoms of addiction withdrawal.<\/p>\n
The signing of the Regulation Of Kratom Processors Act, sponsored by Sen. Joann Ginal (D), makes Colorado the eighth state to take this kind of legislative approach to the substance at a time when calls for safe opioid alternatives are rising at all levels of government amid the ongoing overdose epidemic.<\/p>\n
Gov. Jared Polis (D), who as a member of Congress was among several lawmakers in 2017 who pushed<\/a> for federal agencies to research kratom\u2019s health impacts, signed the bill last week. The American Kratom Association (AKA) celebrated the measure\u2019s enactment.<\/p>\n Under the legislation<\/a>, starting in July 2023\u2014following the submission of a report on various policy considerations related to kratom by regulators, businesses that sell the plant would need to \u201cregister with the state Department of Revenue and disclose certain information regarding each of the kratom processor\u2019s kratom products,\u201d according to a summary.<\/p>\n \u2014 It would further set minimum safety standards for kratom products, prohibit its sale to people under 21, require businesses that sell the item to notify state regulators if they\u2019ve become aware of a reported adverse affect of kratom use attributed to its products and mandate the creation of a state database of companies that sell the product.<\/p>\n Polis announced he signed<\/a> the legislation and other unrelated bills last week, but did not specifically comment on the kratom measure.<\/p>\n \u201cEnsuring kratom products are pure and unadulterated is critically important to protecting consumers across the state and will get us one step closer to federal kratom regulation,\u201d Mac Haddow, senior fellow on public policy at AKA, said<\/a> in a press release. \u201cThe passage and signage of this bill shows the commitment of Colorado lawmakers to protecting the increasingly growing number of kratom consumers in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n Colorado KCPA signed by Gov Polis in May 2022, & will take effect July 2023. This is momentous for Colorado & great for all kratom consumers. <\/p>\n Also, don’t forget to go to https:\/\/t.co\/SNO0uGzegl<\/a> to tell officials to stop the FDAs new dietary supplement registration legislation pic.twitter.com\/VJUX0dfxye<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 American Kratom Association (@TheKratomAssn) June 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Several states have adopted regulations for kratom, but the issue has also received attention at the federal level. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) has been a particularly strong voice advocating for research, noting its therapeutic potential.<\/p>\n At a congressional hearing last month<\/a>, for example, he expressed appreciation for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for funding research into the plant, stating that kratom has \u201chelped many people to get off of opioids.\u201d<\/p>\n The National Institutes on Health (NIH) also recently hosted a meeting to explore the therapeutic potential of the \u201ccontroversial tree,\u201d with an expert providing an overview of the science of kratom<\/a>\u00a0and what role it could play in mitigating the overdose crisis.<\/p>\n On the international level, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) decided last year\u00a0not to recommend that kratom be globally prohibited<\/a>\u00a0in a victory for activists.<\/p>\n While the decision was based on a scientific review of the risk of dependence, abuse potential and therapeutic applications of kratom, advocates touted the fact that about 80,000 people submitted comments to the panel,\u00a0sharing their perspectives and experiences<\/a>\u00a0with the plant-derived substance.<\/p>\n As it stands, kratom is not scheduled under the federal Controlled Substances Act or under international drug treaties to which the U.S. is a party. FDA has considered putting restrictions on the substance, but it has faced resistance and has been unable to do so at this point.<\/p>\n Some advocates suspected that, since the agency hasn\u2019t imposed a ban on kratom domestically, it would use the WHO convention as an opportunity to get prohibition enacted internationally, a move that the country would be compelled to comply with.<\/p>\n A bipartisan and bicameral duo of congressional lawmakers sent a letter to the secretary of the U.S. Department Health and Human Services and the country\u2019s UN ambassador last year,\u00a0imploring the officials to resist efforts<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0impose an international ban on kratom<\/a>.<\/p>\n As federal agencies have gone back and forth about the merits of scheduling kratom over recent years, there\u2019s been \u201cno conclusive evidence that would warrant the United States voting in favor of an international control of this substance,\u201d the lawmakers said.<\/p>\n Separately, the House Appropriations Committee\u00a0approved a report to spending legislation<\/a>\u00a0last year that says federal health agencies have \u201ccontributed to the continued understanding of the health impacts of kratom, including its constituent compounds, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Committee is aware of the potential promising results of kratom for acute and chronic pain patients who seek safer alternatives to sometimes dangerously addictive and potentially deadly prescription opioids and of research investigating the use of kratom\u2019s constituent compounds for opioid use disorder,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n The panel also directed the Health and Human Services secretary to continue to refrain from recommending that kratom be controlled in Schedule I.<\/p>\n In 2020, the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) asked the public to help identify research that specifically\u00a0looks at the risks and benefits of cannabinoids and kratom<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2020 separately\u00a0received more than one thousand comments concerning kratom<\/a>\u00a0as part of another public solicitation.<\/p>\n Michigan Activists Give Up 2022 Push For Psychedelics Legalization Ballot Initiative, Shifting Focus To 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n The post Colorado Governor Signs Bill To Regulate Kratom Sales<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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