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The scientist most vigorously advocating for Kratom has ties to the industry that he doesn't disclose (www.propublica.org)
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[–] emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

This is not about kratom. It's about a synthetic derivative. If people were writing about the harmful effects of JWH-018 or 'spice' and calling it 'marijuana' would that seem reasonable to you? Because that's whats happening here.