Kemal Whyte

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A Montana state senator called this plant a scary street-drug nickname. And here we go again. Why do the scary names keep beating the facts in these hearings? On September 1st, a state senator said she voted against the leaf because that nickname does not belong in any gas station in Montana. One committee tabled a bill for testing, labels and age limits, eight to one. Another advanced a full ban proposal for 2027. In Oklahoma, a state representative plans a 2027 bill to make the leaf Schedule 1, even though current state law already allows it with a 7 limit and an 18 and up age limit. Calling this plant that nickname is like calling caffeine a hard drug. A label that scary is built to end the conversation before it starts. Worries about dependency are real, but that is not why they are going after the plant. If it were, testing and age limits would already be the fix. #regulatenotban #botanicalwellness #harmreduction #montana #advocacy

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One botanical is finding a clearer federal lane. Guess which one is not? Late last year, the kava industry pointed to FDA responses suggesting that kava mixed with water as a single ingredient may not be treated as a food additive. That is not a final ruling, and it is still being argued, but it is a clearer path than the leaf has ever been given. A defined preparation. Something an industry can build on. The leaf never got that. The FDA says it cannot be made into a supplement or added to food, and then points to the lack of rules as the reason to ban it. So make the rules. Clear rules made kava boring. The leaf deserves to be boring too. #botanicalwellness #kava #regulatenotban #harmreduction #consciousconsumption

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a bottle should never say one thing and hide another. that was never a plant problem, it is a trust problem. the kr8t0m leaf and a mystery bottle are not the same thing. real testing, honest labels, adults only. know your source 🌿 #kr8t0m #botanicals #knowyoursource #transparency