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The Australian Government has decided to enforce existing regulations on kava importation. The changes will be effective from 25 June 2007 and from 26 June 2007 will apply to all kava imported before or after that date and not yet released into home consumption. These changes are a response to the abuse of kava, which is contributing to negative health and social outcomes in Indigenous communities.

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In July 2002, the TGA's Adverse Drug Reaction Unit (ADRU) received a report of a fatality in Australia, following acute liver failure, associated with a kava-containing medicine.

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so they can't even directly link ONE death to kava in australia. but alcohol and ciggarettes contribute to many deaths every year.

i mean fuckin hell, i havn't even tried kava, and probably would have never tried it, but it's just one more fucking thing they try and restrict us from doing.

it's also quite obvious that havn't researched this topic but when i started reading it just made me angry, so if anything i have stated is wrong then let me know.

but it's not even just kava that i'm really talking about, it's all ethno's, which brings me back to the point of being forced onto alcohol and ciggarettes. actually, i shouldn't even say 'forced' because nobody is, but if someone wants to take a mildly stimulating drug, soon they will not be able to have a choice of: salvia, khat, kava, marijuana, and whatever the fuck else (well we already don't).

ok i'm gonna stop ranting now.

have a good day.

 

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PhanTomCat said:
Is one of the 20 standard amino acids considered a "drug"....?
If we banned the other 19 as "drugs", we would no longer be able to lawfully eat, anything....   


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blewmeanie said:
Then what would you do about it, will you idly complain and give up?

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It is only a crime if you get caught....   
I haven't given anything up, as I have not gone into battle....
I will live my life in the best way that I can for me, abiding by the rules I agree with, and skirting the ones I don't within my moral compass....
I wasn't really complaining, I was just bringing into view just one law that I know about that doesn't make any sense....   

The "United States" is really a misnomer....
As, if the states were really "united", there would only be one set of laws to abide by....

My active interest do not include politics, therefor, I do not spend any time on it....   


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PhanTomCat said:
I have never voted, and never will....
It is delusional to think that voting makes any difference....
They group things together instead of letting you vote on each individual issue....
At that point, you have to choose the lesser of two evils, instead of voting against the two evils....
It is a scam to make you think that you have some sort of control....
Politics is a scam....

Find me a hippie politician, and I will find me a match....   


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In the USA, they made it illegal to purchase and consume Tryptophan....
Tryptophan is one of the 20 naturally occurring STANDARD amino acids in (all?) plants and animals (food)....
There are high concentrations of this in turkey (that is what makes you sleepy after eating a turkey dinner)....

This one, I will never understand....
As with most other BS politics....


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Chemy said:
L-Tryptophan is an un-scheduled dietary supplement that is available in most protein powders and is not considered a drug but actually regulated as a dietary supplement by the FDA.
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L-Tryptophan was never made illegal to possess or consume.
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The FDA began regulating commercial sales of tryptophan because it caused Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome (EMS) a serious condition, in some users.

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Erowid - Tryptophan
""L-Tryptophan was controlled for sale in the United States (for human consumption only) by the FDA in 1989, due to association with a series of deadly and disabling symptoms. See Ceri.com's overview of this. Pure L-Tryptophan has been available in the United States as a veterinary supplement and in other forms not intended for general human consumption.  Since 2001, more and more human-consumption-targeted products have shown up on the U.S. market and the defacto status of L-Tryptophan supplements appears to have changed. 

This may mean that the FDA has softened its prohibition on the sale of L-Tryptophan containing supplements and these may now be considered 'legal' in the US. Importation of L-Tryptophan is still blocked under this rule.""



This has changed since I last looked it up, but it is still unclear, and still regulated....
I remember when this all hit because a family member was using this amino acid as a supplement,
and it got completely banned because a bad batch was manufactured and people were getting sick and dying....
That would be like banning all meat indefinitely when a round of botulism hit the market....   


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Chemy said:
L-Tryptophan is an un-scheduled dietary supplement that is available in most protein powders and is not considered a drug but actually regulated as a dietary supplement by the FDA.
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L-Tryptophan was never made illegal to possess or consume.
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The FDA began regulating commercial sales of tryptophan because it caused Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome (EMS) a serious condition, in some users.

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Erowid - Tryptophan
""L-Tryptophan was controlled for sale in the United States (for human consumption only) by the FDA in 1989, due to association with a series of deadly and disabling symptoms. See Ceri.com's overview of this. Pure L-Tryptophan has been available in the United States as a veterinary supplement and in other forms not intended for general human consumption.  Since 2001, more and more human-consumption-targeted products have shown up on the U.S. market and the defacto status of L-Tryptophan supplements appears to have changed. 

This may mean that the FDA has softened its prohibition on the sale of L-Tryptophan containing supplements and these may now be considered 'legal' in the US. Importation of L-Tryptophan is still blocked under this rule.""



This has changed since I last looked it up, but it is still unclear, and still regulated....
I remember when this all hit because a family member was using this amino acid as a supplement,
and it got completely banned because a bad batch was manufactured and people were getting sick and dying....
That would be like banning all meat indefinitely when a round of botulism hit the market....   


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PhanTomCat said:
This has changed since I last looked it up, but it is still unclear, and still regulated....

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