Fair Trade Practices In The Kratom Industry
Fair trade practices are standard in many worldwide industries. Coffee and chocolate manufacturers, for example, may find that acting in accordance with fair trade groups is in the best interests of their business and the industry at large.
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How Does Kratom Benefit Local Economies Around The World?
Every single customer that buys a kratom product is not only supporting the business that they are buying from, but they are also supporting a variety of other businesses as well. Kratom as an industry supports small businesses on many levels. From local to national to international, let’s take a look at how the industry supports these businesses.
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What We Say: How and Why Kratom Advertising Is Restricted
Let’s talk about kratom, kratom labeling, and how advocacy organizations are working to improve the misinformation surrounding kratom. How exactly do these restrictions come into play, and why aren’t we fighting against them?
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Understanding Kratom: Kratom Alkaloids Explained
While only a few kratom alkaloids are well known even among veteran consumers, kratom is actually made up of more than 40 alkaloids – and counting! What are these kratom alkaloids, and what types of effects are they being studied for? Learning more about these alkaloids can help you better understand the myriad of ways kratom may be further developed and used. Let’s take a closer look!
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Kratom Pronunciation Debate: Krah-tom, Kray-tom and More?
It’s a common experience to have. Kratom advocates and consumers often feel self-conscious about the way that they are pronouncing the word. Since there are different opinions on what pronunciation is the right way to say kratom, it’s hard even to find out if you have it “right” or “wrong.” What is this debate all about, and how should you pronounce kratom? Let’s talk about it!
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How To Travel Smart With Kratom: A Simple Guide
It is possible to travel with kratom, but you will still want to take steps to make sure that you are being smart about how you travel. There’s nothing wrong with what you are doing, and it is important that you remember that as you prepare for your trip.
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How COVID-19 Changed Kratom Advocacy (And What You Can Do)
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way that many aspects of the world work. What can be done to ensure that advocacy for kratom doesn’t disintegrate during these difficult times? Today, we’ll talk about how you can continue to advocate for kratom throughout the pandemic.
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Keeping Kratom: How To Support The Kratom Industry From Home
Though the use of kratom has not changed because of the pandemic, the way that people are shopping, spending their money, and buying from small businesses has been put into a new perspective in our industry and beyond. If you want to keep supporting the kratom industry from home, here is what you can do.
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Safety Alert: Why Buying Kratom On Amazon May Be Dangerous
Reputable vendors put a lot of time and money into ensuring that they only sell safe and well-tested products to their customers; the same cannot be said for vendors that are only looking to make quick money. When it comes to kratom that is being sold on Amazon, it’s not a great idea to purchase through this sales portal. There are a few primary reasons why you should avoid buying kratom on Amazon, if at all possible.
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How The Future of Kratom Relies On The GMP Program
The AKA GMP program was established by the American Kratom Association in an attempt to organize and plan for the future of the Kratom industry. Varying laws and disorganization were putting the industry’s future at risk. The GMP program has, in many ways, smoothed out many of those risks.
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