🚨 MASSACHUSETTS: URGENT ACTION NEEDED

As you like heard, Massachusetts is moving forward with an emergency order placing all forms of kratom, including natural kratom leaf, into Schedule I. The order takes effect the end of August and can remain in place for up to one year.

This is dramatically broader than the recent federal DEA action, which targets high-concentration 7-OH and related substances while excluding botanical kratom products with naturally occurring 7-OH below the specified threshold.

Advocates: we need you to act now.

👉 Go to Massachusetts Protect Kratom Page

From there you can:

📣 Contact Governor Healey and DPH Commissioner Goldstein and urge them to reverse or narrow the order to target dangerous, chemically manipulated products, NOT natural kratom leaf.

Massachusetts advocates need our help and advocates everywhere should be paying attention.

10-Year Anniversary Rally Moving to October

First, we apologize for the schedule changes. Due to scheduling issues in Washington, we are making adjustments to ensure these events have the strongest possible impact with policymakers and advocates.

The planned September rally commemorating the 10-year anniversary of stopping the federal kratom ban is being moved to October 13, 2026.

The new date is especially meaningful because it coincides with the anniversary of the DEA withdrawing its 2016 notice of intent to schedule kratom.

🏛️ Congressional Briefing October 14

The following day, October 14, the AKA will hold a Congressional Briefing in Washington, D.C.

All advocates are invited to attend.

Additional details about the October 13 rally and October 14 congressional briefing will be announced soon, so please continue watching for updates.

🎖️ Veterans: September 15 Meeting Is Still ON

Importantly, the previously announced Veterans Affairs meeting on September 15 is still proceeding as planned.

⚠️ Space for this event is limited.

If you are a Veteran and are available to be in Washington on September 15, please sign up as soon as possible so the AKA team can coordinate with you.

👉 Sign Up & Get Details

🍑 GEORGIA ADVOCATES: HEARING THIS FRIDAY IN BRUNSWICK 

Georgia advocates are also urgently needed to attend the kratom hearing this Friday, August 21.

Showing up in person and sharing your story can make a powerful difference with policymakers.

👉 Get hearing details and sign up to attend:
https://www.protectkratom.org/georgia

If you are in Georgia and can attend, please make every effort to be there.

🎤 On August 27th, the American Kratom Association will host a special presentation during the CHAMPS Trade Show in Las Vegas, and we’re looking for advocates who are willing to attend, participate, and share their personal experiences.

🌿 We Need Real Kratom Consumers to Speak Up

One of the most important tools we have in protecting access to natural kratom is the voice of the people who actually use it.

Lawmakers, regulators, businesses, and the public constantly hear claims and misinformation about kratom. Your personal story can help put a real person behind this issue and show why responsible access to natural kratom matters.

Whether kratom has impacted your quality of life, helped you make a positive change, or simply given you an option that matters to you, we want you to be part of this special event.

📍 Las Vegas, Nevada
📅 Thursday, August 27th
🎤 Special AKA Presentation at the CHAMPS Trade Show

👉 Interested in Attending or Sharing Your Story?