.Please read this nonsense...  http://www.wwltv.com/news/northshore/Northshore-Lawmakers-Seeks-To-Ban-Herbal-Remedy-139325763.html

...and sign...  http://www.change.org/petitions/louisiana-state-do-not-add-kratom-to-the-banned-substances-list

It's not a law... yet.

Hmm yeah - I am still concerned about other things though - such as receiving payments for it (I don't think Paypal plays nicely with Kratom dealers, and it obviously cannot be listed on places such as ebay, etc.. )

So it is still a hard call -- but seeing it get kicked up in the news media again makes it even less desirable. IFF I could market it well, it is supposed to be very profitable.. or so a kratom dealer told me, who had to stop because his government (Germany?) outlawed it. It just came out of no where and seemed pretty genuine that he wanted me to do it, so he gave me the manufacturers info.

Hmm yeah - I am still concerned about other things though - such as receiving payments for it (I don't think Paypal plays nicely with Kratom dealers, and it obviously cannot be listed on places such as ebay, etc.. )

So it is still a hard call -- but seeing it get kicked up in the news media again makes it even less desirable. IFF I could market it well, it is supposed to be very profitable.. or so a kratom dealer told me, who had to stop because his government (Germany?) outlawed it. It just came out of no where and seemed pretty genuine that he wanted me to do it, so he gave me the manufacturers info.

Not true!  I buy w/ my Paypal from one of my vendors regularly!   Never had a problem.

OoBYCoO.. doesn't your vendor list it as sold out and you need to contact only? if it is who I think it is... ?

I am going to Ask paypal, I guess..
I could sell it for something like.. Lizard Leaf litter just to be funny and to play it safe.

I use 3 vendors, depending on how much, what kind, or how fast I want it, so that might be the case w/ one of them Vesp, but if they accept CC I just use that.
One of them I use Paypal b/c it's the ONLY method of buying and has been for as long as I've used them and they're in Indonesia and that's all they sell.

The governor of Indiana has lumped kratom together with the highly dangerous "synthetics" which have been in the news lately, and is attempting to ban them all with Indiana House Bill #1196.  Here's an online petition to have kratom removed from the bill:

http://www.change.org/petitions/remove-mitragynine-7-hydroxymitragynine-from-indiana-s-hb-1196-save-kratom-from-prohibition

I believe the bill has passed House and Senate and is now back in the governor's hands for approval, so time is short.  It looks like the outrage of the kratom community worked in Louisiana - stand up and come to the aid of Indiana, or your state may well be next - once the avalanche starts it's just going to get bigger.

Here we go again!!!

 

The Senate Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters Committee heard HB 1196 on synthetic drugs (including “bath salts”).  Sen. Merritt presented the bill, which he said is the same as SB 234 as it left the Senate.  The bill adds additional chemical compounds (including some compounds sold as “bath salts”) to the definition of synthetic drugs and expands the definition of synthetic drugs to include certain chemical compounds that are structurally related to synthetic drugs. It also allows the Board of Pharmacy to adopt an emergency rule to declare that a substance is a synthetic drug, although Committee members agreed that the emergency rule would permit civil controls to be imposed on the subject compound but that legislative action would be required to incorporate the compound into the drug crimes.  The bill provides that the definition of synthetic drug includes a compound determined to be a synthetic drug by a rule adopted by the Board, and enhances penalties for dealing in or possessing a synthetic drug if the amount of the synthetic drug is more than two grams.  Sen. Bray expressed concern about criminalizing possession or use of synthetic substances which may be created for and in fact have legitimate legal uses.  The bill passed 8-0.

hxxp://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&request=getBill&docno=1196

I do not believe for one second that substances are accidentally left off banned lists. It might appear to be accidental but most often this turns out to be used as an excuse for all encompassing analogue type bills because "we cant possibly ban all of them by name so we need a broader ruling". It will come... most likely via Europe.

Hell they sacked Prof. Nutt for being dumb enough to tell them the truth and basing his opinions on evidence and research. Strange the sounds you hear when you listen to someone who actually knows what the fuck he is talking about... a big loss and I hope he gets the last laugh.

Shame about the Kratom... IIRC it is not easily cultivated. Bummer.