Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Health Professions
 
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Board of Pharmacy
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy [18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]
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6/5/24  1:56 pm
Commenter: William E. Rollins

We are losing the drug wars for lack of knowledge
 

In 2022 there were about 110,000 US citizens deaths from the drug wars on the USA. This cannot be denied, nor passed over, not suppressed. How can we ignore such a great crisis?  This number is approximately the total number of US deaths in all the wars since World War 2 which ended almost 80 years ago. Many are now living and have sucessful lives because of the benefits of this one plant, Mitragyna speciosa, also known as kratom. Banning kratom gives the CCP/Mexican drug cartels more money and power in your neighborhood. In my opinion Kratom is about as effective as methadone and Suboxone maintenance programs. I have used kratom for this purpose and for pain management for almost 8 years.My doctor told me to stay on kratom. Kratom works and it works well. The choices you make concerning this plant will have major consequences. If you ban it, are you not adding to the death toll of US citizens from the drug wars? Are you willing to increase or decrease this drug war crisis and it’s death count in the USA? Recovery takes courage and hard work and it is worth it!  The lives of many people are in your hands. --→ It is your decision. Choose Wisely



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