Kratom Advocates Speak Out Against Proposed Government Ban

(By Lauren Silverman for NPR)

Kratom is made from the leaves of a small tree native to Southeast Asia that is a relative of the coffee plant. According to David Kroll, a pharmacologist and medical writer, farmers and indigenous people have used it for hundreds of years as both a stimulant to increase work output and also at the end of the day as a way to relax. Continue reading article here……

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