ATTENTION OHIO ADVOCATES: Ohio Board of Pharmacy to Discuss Rule to Make Natural Kratom Schedule One Today! 📢PLEASE PAY ATTENTION OHIO ADVOCATES 📢 The Ohio Board of Pharmacy has placed Rule 4729:9-1-01.2 (Mitragynine) on the June 8-9 Board agenda under the Rules section. This is the rule associated with scheduling natural kratom in Ohio. While we do not yet know exactly what action the Board intends to take, the fact that this rule is being discussed should be taken seriously. Many Ohioans believed the issue of natural kratom had been separated from the Board's previous actions. The Board previously clarified that its May 19 action was not intended to schedule natural kratom. Now, Rule 4729:9-1-01.2 has returned to the Board agenda, raising important questions about what comes next. There are several reasons why Ohioans may wish to pay close attention: • There is ongoing litigation and a Temporary Restraining Order involving the Board's kratom-related actions. • Two Kratom Consumer Protection Act (KCPA) bills remain in committee. These bills represent a regulatory approach focused on age restrictions, testing requirements, labeling standards, and consumer protections rather than prohibition. • National discussion surrounding kratom continues to evolve. Recent congressional testimony challenged some of the claims that have historically been used to justify scheduling efforts, including testimony that challenged claims surrounding a reported kratom-related death in Ohio. • The American Kratom Association and other advocates have spent years promoting regulation rather than prohibition and have been active in Ohio policy discussions. • If the Board advances the rule through the normal rulemaking process, additional review steps remain. Ohio's Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) exists specifically to review agency rules and determine whether agencies have acted within their legal authority and followed required procedures. • Businesses, consumers, veterans, chronic pain patients, and other stakeholders may continue to raise concerns regarding the impact of scheduling natural kratom. • There have also been recent discussions at the federal level suggesting that some policymakers are considering regulatory approaches rather than outright prohibition of naturally derived products. "...approving natural 7-OH..." I personally believe that moving forward with a ban on natural kratom would be scientifically unfounded and oppressive to responsible adults who use natural kratom to sustain well-being and quality of life. To make this herb in the coffee family a schedule 1 drug would ignore years of advocacy for a regulatory approach instead of prohibition. Ohio Board of Pharmacy Meeting Agenda: pharmacy.ohio.gov/documents/… Now is the time for Ohio consumers, businesses, veterans, advocates, and policymakers to pay attention to what is happening with kratom legislation in Ohio. I know Ohio advocates will fight this tooth and nail. Let's see change for the entire nation starting here! @LBlessing308 @kristinaroegner @tgavarone @SteveHuffmanOH @BillReineke @JaneTimken @Rob_McColley @TheKratomAssn @kratomscience @TeamKratom @KratomTimes @MikeOdioso @lorenzforohio @Kpascuch @misteaz79 @TauntonKratom @KratomGuyShow @OhioSenate #Kratom #KeepKratomLegal #ProtectKratom #KCPA #OhioKratom #SB299 #AmericanKratomAssociation #KratomAdvocacy #KratomSavesLives #VeteransForKratom #ConsumersForKratom #OhioPolitics #OhioLegislature #NaturalKratom #BotanicalFreedom

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Put the same warning on all Kratom products and simply call it a done deal. Have to stop the I DIDN'T KNOW crew. This is regulation. INFORMED CONSENT!#KeepKratomLegal

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