WEEKLY KRATOM UPDATES: SAVE THE DATES
SAVE THE DATE: September 13–15, Washington, D.C.
Calling all Veterans. Calling all Law Enforcement. Calling all kratom advocates.
This September, 2026 the American Kratom Association (AKA) is bringing the kratom community to the nation's capital and we need YOU there!
🎉 Sunday, September 13 — Celebration Rally
3:00 PM near the White House and National Mall. All advocates are invited. Bring your energy, bring your story, bring your friends and family.
🏛️ Monday & Tuesday, September 14–15 — Congressional Visits
The AKA legislative team is scheduling meetings with Veterans Affairs officials and policymakers on Capitol Hill.
Veterans and Law Enforcement advocates: we are desperately counting on you for these meetings. When a Veteran or an officer sits across from a member of Congress and shares their story, minds change. Policies change. There is simply no substitute for your voice in these rooms.
WE NEED YOU THERE!
👉 LET US KNOW YOU'RE COMING — REGISTER HERE
Submit your interest today and our team will coordinate with you on schedules, meetings, and logistics.Veterans needing travel assistance can let the AKA team know on the form.
⚡ There's a LOT Happening Here's What You Need to Know
The past several weeks have brought some of the most significant federal activity in years, including:
⚠️ DEA action to schedule dangerous chemically manipulated 7-OH opioid products
🧪 The HHS Request for Information on addiction and chronic disease
🚫 Efforts by the 7-OH opioid industry to flood the federal docket with consumer testimonials instead of scientific evidence
The AKA continues working every day to ensure policymakers hear the truth—and that natural kratom is not confused with dangerous synthetic or chemically manipulated products.
Catch up on the AKA's latest responses and statements:
📰 AKA Supports DEA Scheduling of 7-OH Opioids — The AKA's statement backing the DEA's action against chemically manipulated 7-OH products and synthetic derivatives.
👉 Read the Reuters release
🛑 Consumers Can't Let the 7-OH Opioid Industry Hijack Their Voice — Why the 7-OH industry's comment campaign misrepresents the RFI, and why defending the natural leaf means rejecting the manipulation.
👉 Read the full statement
✉️ AKA Letter to the Assistant Secretary for Health — The AKA has formally alerted HHS to evidence of duplicate, fictitious, and financially incentivized comments flooding the federal docket — including a vendor offering store credit for submissions.
👉 Read the letter
🎥 Watch the latest from the AKA:
▶️ Video: The DEA action and what it means
▶️ Video: July Advocacy Webinar
Your Voice Built This Movement. Now It's Needed Again.
In 2016, kratom advocates changed history. In 2026, the mission is different — protect the natural leaf by keeping the line clear between botanical kratom and chemically manipulated opioids — but the power is the same: you.
👉 REGISTER FOR THE D.C. EVENTS NOW
See you in Washington!!!!
