Mera

Hey everyone! We still need a lot more Signatures on this Kratom Petition for Michigan! Please share it with everybody that you know! We can't let any States fall, especially MI because a blanket kratom ban there will spread to the entire East in a domino effect! c.org/cLZXL5tqCS

Yeah it's definitely competing with the kratom industry which is massive. Recovery wants to herd everyone into the "Substance Use Disorder" label so patients are forced on Suboxone and to hell with the risks of using it. I've not seen a single doctor speak about the risks of Suboxone.

@WriterMera @JanPickleberry Because recovery is a big industry

WHY are there suddenly all these addiction doctors speaking up against kratom? Yet there is no alarms being sounded by these addiction doctors warning America that alcohol is deadlier than kratom because it has been linked to liver cirrhosis, multiple cancers, heart disease, pancreatitis, severe withdrawal syndromes, car accidents, falls, risky behavior and violence. And when it comes to withdrawal, alcohol use is far worse because it cause life-threatening and deadly withdrawal symptoms. Why isn't there any "sounding alarm articles" (the latest trendy keywords in articles) on alcohol addiction in 2026? #kratomban #MichiganKratomBan #MIpolicy #MIban @MIDems @MIGOP

@Heaven807436108 Agreed-she sounds majorly confused....

Then she writes this as some kind of "gotcha" but I am pretty certain that my comment regarding contamination and adulteration came well before my "minimal health risks" and coffee analogies so no, I didn't start with those, lol. This lady is a grade A moron.

@Irishbrat1966 Yeah I see that in every article or video. And they don't mention that there are lawsuits against Subs or that there are people who have experienced serious life-changing issues such as oral cancer. The media is quiet on that.

@WriterMera Because kratom is a threat to Indivior's bottom line since they expected pain patients who lost their pain meds to all be forced onto suboxone, but instead, many turned to kratom. Now, suboxone is being recommended for the treatment of kratom 'addiction.'

@ToothLess_Rules @elaifresh That guy is a dumbass. As a grown adult, I don't need government playing nanny to me when I want to use plain leaf kratom.

@elaifresh An in depth video of someone who was addicted to it here youtu.be/TLObpcBR2yw

It’s pretty crazy that they sell extremely addictive mystery drugs at the gas station and that DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin owns a stake in the company that makes them

Oh god-here we go again with "natural medicine does not mean safe" spiel....do you guys ever get tired of being parrots of each other?! “Kratom is opioid-like” is intentionally misleading because people hear “heroin.” Kratom is a plant with a completely different risk profile than fentanyl or prescription opioids, which is exactly why many people use it instead of those drugs or instead of alcohol. Repeat after me: "Kratom is pharmacologically different. It is NOT an opioid." And the “hemlock is natural too” line is intellectually lazy. Hemlock kills people at tiny doses. By that logic, caffeine, nicotine, cannabis, and even aspirin should all be dismissed because they come from plants too. “Natural” was never the entire argument but relative harm is. If your real concern is contamination or bad vendors, then argue for testing standards and regulation. Don’t pretend the existence of irresponsible sellers magically erases the experiences of millions of adults using kratom responsibly. And kratom is natural because it came from God/universe and the government didn't create it. People are beyond fucking tired of the hysterical “everything is an opioid” narrative. Adults can evaluate risk without being treated like children.

@Heaven807436108 Kratom is not “natural medicine.” It is an unregulated, addictive opioid-like substance sold without dosage control, purity standards, or adequate warnings. People are being injured while companies hide behind “natural.” Hemlock is natural too. So is snake venom.

I find the wording that was used very confusing. People are reading this as a positive thing for kratom but is it? What does he mean by "a lot of people are asking for it"...is he referencing people asking for a ban or for protection of it or what?

@Lindsey06131241 @CycleOfHatred @kendalr @GrantSmithEllis @POTUS Darwin Award for all those that are eating poisons and get eliminated.

@CycleOfHatred @kendalr @GrantSmithEllis @POTUS We are surrounded by poisons. If someone wants to eat them, that is there problem. lol

NEW: President Donald Trump (@POTUS) announced on Monday, from the Oval office, that his administration will be moving to federally protect “natural” 7-OH. Natural 7-OH (7-hydroxymitragynine) is a potent alkaloid found in trace amounts within the leaves of the kratom plant (Mitragyna speciosa). It is favored by many advocates for treatment of opiate use disorder, which President Trump alluded to his his remarks to the press just moments ago. “We are looking very seriously at natural 7-OH, and getting that approved. [My administration will take a look at that very strongly. We’re looking to see if we can do something there, a lot of people are asking for it,” said President Trump.

@CycleOfHatred @kendalr @GrantSmithEllis @POTUS Yeah but we have freedom to eat the poison mushrooms or not right? No one is forcing kratom down anyone's throat. I find issue when government steps in to "protect" people and instead they create a massive black market because people won't stop using kratom.

@kendalr @GrantSmithEllis @POTUS Ya opium is poison mushrooms are also sent by God bro

@DJMF420 @leahmariebrown @Heaven807436108 People have been using this holistic choice since the 1970's. Government shouldn't criminalize it's citizens that rely on kratom and should regulate kratom per the Kratom Consumer Protection Act.

@leahmariebrown @Heaven807436108 Its literally a dried leaf from a tree. Millions of people use it to improve their wellbeing. Its the definition of natural medicine, dingbat

Exactly-hard facts that doctors ignore. Also, your description of the person's behavior during these visits just described an abusive relationship where you feel like you are walking on eggshells because you are afraid to set the other person off by saying or doing the wrong thing. You feel like you are walking on a long tightrope and the world is about to violently collapse beneath your feet if your doctor suspects something negative about you. Those horrific anxiety-inducing eggshell feelings is akin to psychological torment that is endless. Keep on educating the world my friend with insights about the medical hellscape that the media completely ignores. How about the media write an article about your post?! @ABC7NY @13abc @NBCNews @washingtonpost @PostOpinions

The most disturbing part is that after enough time in these systems, patients stop monitoring just their pain levels and start monitoring their facial expressions, tone of voice, wording, timing, body language, and emotional reactions too. That’s not healthcare anymore. That’s psychological conditioning under dependency.

One of the darkest realities in modern pain management is that chronic pain patients know they cannot afford to react like normal human beings anymore. You sit in a waiting room already in agony. The doctor is running over an hour behind. Your infusion has to be rescheduled. Your specialist appointment gets missed. Somebody has to pick the kids up from school. Your entire day starts collapsing while your body is already screaming. And still, you force yourself to smile. Because patients know the moment visible frustration enters the room, the balance of power becomes painfully clear. I once watched a pain patient, luggage literally sitting beside him, politely explain that he had a flight to catch after waiting over an hour past his appointment time. He was trying to go straight from pain management to the airport. The physician responded loudly enough for the entire waiting room to hear: “Then you should’ve planned better or found another pain management doctor.” And that’s the part people outside this system don’t understand. That wasn’t just directed at one patient. It was a message to the entire room. The pain management landscape across America has become barren, fearful, and desolate. And the real drought now is finding physicians still willing to prescribe full agonist opioids at all. Patients know it. Doctors know it. Every person sitting quietly in those waiting rooms knows it. Some physicians carry that responsibility with humanity. Others weaponize it with a kind of quiet sadism. You can feel it in the indifference. The gatekeeping. The subtle humiliation of being forced to wait in agony while knowing you cannot safely show frustration about it. Not because patients are “addicts.” Because pain taught them that survival now requires emotional submission too.

None of those requirements reflect anything to do with medicine. So they are practicing medicine without a license? How are lawyers not bringing a class action lawsuit against them??! That's like me saying I'm a doctor and then telling you which meds you can and can't take. UGH ridiculous.

@WriterMera @2BOutonalimb They haven’t spent 1 minute in Medical School

Does the DEA have medical diplomas and a history of treating long-term chronic pain from traumatic injuries and life-changing diseases? WHY then does this nation allow them to have so much control in a doctor-patient relationship to the point where the sanctity and trust of that relationship is now non-existent?

Oh girly, you are being way too logical and make too much sense in this post! It makes me sick they are parading grieving people to emotionally manipulate the public to push for these bans. Instead of using logic like in your post, the anti-kratom crowd goes for the most extreme option.

Playgrounds can be dangerous. Has anyone ever considered banning them altogether? No bc that would be silly. Instead we acknowledge the risks & spread awareness through numerous warnings ⚠️ stamped all over the slides, swings, & monkey bars. This is life. Play at your own risk.

This is seriously fucking sick. This is exploiting people's emotional and physical pain just so someone else can buy a yacht..No wonder they are so eager to ban critical holistic choices like kratom, kava and cannabis in the US that have great health benefits. UGH. Forcing people on any drug or forcing people to writhe in pain after surgical proceduces due to kickbacks from not giving opioids is vile on another level. These are the shady, devious actions that the media should focus on instead of demonizing plants. #kratomban #MIkratomban #Michigandrugpolicy #kratomnews

@C_3C_3 Forcing people suffering in physical pain onto SSRIs is now common practice

SSRI prescriptions in the US… Sertraline: 43 million Escitalopram: 37 million Fluoxetine: 28 million Citalopram: 15 million Total SSRIs: 120-150M+ US Adults on depression meds: 11.4%. This is the real epidemic. Insane.

@maxmanley520 @Kpascuch This is what the bans are all about. The for-profit addiction industry stands to make billions from the criminalization of kratom, just as they have with opioids that compete against them. Addiction doctors are also working to create a new addiction drug with a kratom derivate.

@Kpascuch @TazZ189227 @CarolKennon4 @HopAlongLefty @jonathan_t87537 @Heaven807436108 💗💗I'm with you 100%. They are deliberately misinforming the public. And we are working on a strategy to change that too.

@WriterMera @TazZ189227 @CarolKennon4 @HopAlongLefty @jonathan_t87537 @Heaven807436108 Amazing that you would take the time to do that. Interviews like these need to be in the media. Not the constant lying about its danger. #KeepKratomLegal

Kratom Danger Awareness..

@newschannelnine UGH this is vile. Forcing people off of kratom so they can use humans as their personal experiments.

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Hey I'm really sorry to hear about such a hearthbreaking loss. Is there any chance I can speak to your friend's kid? I'm looking for stories to share with lawmakers so they can see the destruction that these bans cause. That painful loss may help to save endless lives if we are able to share it with lawmakers.

@CarolKennon4 @HopAlongLefty @Kpascuch @jonathan_t87537 @Heaven807436108 Dude talk to my friends kid. His dad died cuz of a relapse after the ban. The shit is heart breaking when he starts talking about his father. Kratoms honestly pretty mild of a high. Its a step up above coffee essentially..

🚨🚨🚨👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 PLEASE kratom advocates and kratom users/supporters pay attention to the message below!! We need all of our COLLECTIVE VOICES to be heard loud and clear above the anti-kratom crowd who are ranting about so-called kratom deaths when they were actually deaths from polydrug use. Calling for a blanket kratom ban due to the irresponsible choices of some people is IRRATIONAL and makes ZERO sense. Kratom will become deadlier as it will be completely unregulated on the black markets. A blanket ban is akin to banning Tylenol because someone took too many pills which does happen. But you don't see anyone calling for a Tylenol ban right?! So please fight for MI because a lot of people need YOU to be their voice for any number of reasons such as being too ill to fight the systemic attack on our beloved plant. SO FIGHT HARD for MI-these responsible kratom users don't deserve to be punished based on irresponsible choices that others made. I feel that adults should make their own, informed choices when it comes to substances which includes kratom, weed, etc. #kratomban #MIkratom #MIpolicy #kratom

Pressure in the #kratom community feels like it’s peaking right now, but I’m hopeful we’ll soon see things ease up and shift toward regulation-focused efforts rather than more bans.