Dear Colleague letter Puns

https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1317903232149192706?s=19

I cant help but roll my eyes at this stuff at his point. I mean....I understand where she is coming from and has valid concerns. Trump/Mnuchin needs to stop with the headupassery and just agree to her language and get it fucking done.

#★ DEADLINE for the POCAN/LoBIONDO letter has possibly been EXTENDED! Call Your Reps and Call Again! ★

Senator Hatch is one of the longest serving senators and is probably the most well-known leader on dietary supplement issues in the country!

This is IT!!! We likely only have TWO days to get signees, but so many have already shown interest thanks to all who have made calls and sent e-mails already!

Call, tell them your age and occupation, that you are a responsible consumer of the botanical kratom because it has *helped you by ______ and ask that they sign the Hatch Dear Colleague letter asking the DEA to delay the proposed scheduling of Kratom "to allow for both a public comment period and sufficient time for the DEA to outline it's evidentiary standards to the Congress on the justification of this proposed action."

In the morning he may have an original co-signer making it a bipartisan effort, so it may become the Hatch (R) and ________ (D) letter) .

Call 202-224-3121 and press option #1 for Senate. Find and e-mail your senator here

http://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/

ENDLESS PRESSSURE! ENDLESSLY APPLIED!

Hey guys! Someone asked for a list of the Congress People who signed the "Dear Colleague" letters so here it is for anyone interested. Letters are listed reverse chronological and all except the Pocan/Salmon are arranged with the sponsors listed at the top and their fellow signers listed alphabetically by state.

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Brat/Polis Dear Colleague (House) December 2017

>a bipartisan letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding their recently announced concerns with the alleged risks of kratom, a legal, natural substance used by Americans across the United States.

Dave Brat (R-VA 7th District)
Jared Polis (D-CO 2nd District)

Paul Gosar (R-AZ 4th District)
Ro Khanna (D-CA 17th District)
Barbara Lee (D-CA 13th District)
Darren Soto (D-FL 9th District)
Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-GA 4th District)
Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI 2nd District)
Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI 1st District)
Thomas Massie (R-KY 4th District)
Jack Bergman (R-MI 1st District)
Walter B. Jones (R-NC 3rd District)
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR 3rd District)
Peter DeFazio (D-OR 4th District)
Steve Cohen (D-TN 9th District)
Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA 3rd District)
Mark Pocan (D-WI 2nd District)

Pocan/LoBiondo (House) Dear Colleague letter December 2017

>A bipartisan letter to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to encourage them to employ all the available scientific information on kratom before making any final decisions on the scheduling of this natural product under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

Mark Pocan (D-WI 2nd District)
Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ 2nd District)

Paul Gosar (R-AZ 4th District)
Ro Khanna (D-CA 17th District)
Barbara Lee (D-CA 13th District)
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA 19th District)
Grace Napolitan

Tell them to sign on to the Dear Colleague Brat/Polis FDA letter and the Pocan/LoBiondo letter to the DEA!!

Fire up those phone lines!

If you have time to comment or post on a thread in r/kratom you have time to make a phone call to save kratom too :)

Hugs Rainbows and Unicorns and all that jazz.. Lets call em up! https://whoismyrepresentative.com

Important note from Susan : This letter is ONLY to be used when discussing this issue with your senators, and not for any other purpose. Another good note : The ban has been confirmed by the DEA to NOT be happening TOMORROW. It does not mean we have won. It does not mean it will be delayed BEYOND tomorrow. Just not happening tomorrow. Thanks!

September 29, 2016

The Honorable Charles P. Rosenberg

Administrator (Acting)

Drug Enforcement Administration

Lincoln Place-West

700 Army Navy Drive

Arlington, VA 22202

Dear Acting Administrator Rosenberg:

We write today in regards to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Notice of Intent Docket No. DEA 442, the Temporary Placement of Mitragynine and 7-Hydroxymitragynine (commonly known as “Kratom”) into Schedule I. This Notice provides the Senate an opportunity to review current DEA practices and gather additional information on how evidence is selected for scheduling decisions.

The standard required for triggering the emergency scheduling authority under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)1 requires an immediate threat to the public safety based on a public record of injuries or deaths caused by the substance being recommended for scheduling. The Congress granted emergency scheduling authority to the DEA based on the need for law enforcement interdiction of new and previously unknown illegal synthetic street drugs that result in injuries and death. The use of this emergency authority for a natural substance is unprecedented, so it is important to determine whether the circumstances here necessitate a jump to Schedule I.

The Congress has established a specific set of review protocols for scheduling decisions that will create significant disruption in the marketplace that allows for the full engagement of consumers, researchers, health professionals, law enforcement officials, and other stakeholders. Given the long reported history of Kratom use, coupled with the public’s sentiment that it is a safe alternative to prescription opioids, we believe using the regular review process would provide for a much-needed discussion among all stakeholders. We understand the DEA’s desire to uphold public health and safety, and we share the goal of seeing unsafe products removed from the market. However, hearing multiple perspectives allows for more fulsome decision-making.

Given the extremely short timeframe for the implementation of the proposed DEA scheduling order, we urge you to take appropriate steps to de

From Susan ash : "The letter is delayed again due to continued high level discussions and negotiations with the DEA. These discussions will dictate the tone of the letter (and whether one is needed). As I've been saying all along, I promise that the moment we have word on a letter being circulated, we will let everyone know"

EDIT : THE LETTER IS OUT! See the new green anouncement post. We are calling senators today (Thursday) to ask them to sign the "Hatch Dear Colleague Letter". This is a new letter! This is huge, so please call today!

Do you consider yourself an upstanding citizen? Will you take action when the time is right? Do you care about your nation’s well-being? Your own well-being.

There are moments in time when if we don’t speak up then no one else will. Last year was that time, and unfortunately now is also that time.

Due to the efforts of the Botanical Educational Alliance and a relationship with congressman David Brat of Virginia we were able to urge him to write a Dear Colleague Letter and gain support of other congressional representatives.

As a result, they’ve provided a succinct and accurate letter in defense of kratom for Congress to sign by Wednesday December 20th 2017. This letter will go straight to the FDA and will hold significant influence within the federal agency.

If you recall last year when the DEA attempted to ban kratom, there were 3 letters circulating that resulted in 51 House Rep and 11 Senators signatures. This played a tremendous role in affecting the DEA’s decision to rescind their scheduling attempt. We want to replicate that success again.

As you are an American citizen that consumes kratom, we please urge you utilize your civic duty by SHARING this message and calling or writing your Congressmen/Congresswomen to sign the “Dear Colleague Letter from Congressman Brat and Polis”. Sharing this message will amplify your voice multiple times over.

Your moment to make a difference is now (BEFORE WED DEC. 20th)

Thank you,

BEA Team

Thanks everyone for keeping pressure on the DEA offices. We know the little guys can't change anything directly, but they can hear our voice and understand we are a large group and we are good citizens and we are not going away.

Here is the latest update from Susan. Great news! Stand by. Get some rest if you've already made your DEA calls. When the letter comes out, I am hoping to get a direct contact from the AKA about it so that it can be shared here when it is drafted.

"The total signees on the final Pocan/Salmon letter(s) was 51! Everyone is asking "where is the Senate letter???" I get it, I know. I'm extremely anxious about it myself. But it's being worked on and we'll post here as soon as we know anything! So you should be asking your senators to please step in and prevent the emergency ban from taking place, to look for a Dear Colleague letter today or tomorrow to sign on to and even to contact the DEA themselves. *we are unable to say exactly who the letter is coming from; all the details are still coming together..."

(202) 225-2002

There's the phone number. Maybe we need to pressure the same congress members in bulk as well as our locals. I'm willing to call offices if you respond with the name of your congressman, the phone number, and the zip code if they ask.

Found this on Facebook. Unacceptable to not address this. His phone: 202-225-3035