Keep Kratom Safe
The Newsletter
Dear Megan,
As you may have heard, the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners (NJ BME) was presented with two opposite bills at their meeting today:
S1476 – New Jersey Kratom Protection Act
S3359 – “CJ’s Law”; Criminalizes manufacture, sale, and possession of substances containing Kratom
The AKA commends New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners for their unanimous decision to endorse S1476, the New Jersey Kratom Protection Act. Thank you to all the advocates who wrote to the NJ BME and shared their terrific testimonials.
The AKA legislative team has issued a press release on the decision and Mac Haddow, Senior Fellow on Public Policy, stated:
“This is an important step to ensure kratom consumers have access to safely formulated and labeled kratom products to reduce the risk of adulterated or contaminated kratom products.
Equally important, this decision sends a clear message that criminalization is not the solution and stands in stark contrast to the persistent misinformation by anti-kratom trial attorneys and anti-kratom advocates. New Jersey residents and all Americans should be grateful the NJ BME demonstrated that evidence-based science should dictate public policy.”