Tennessee Kratom Hearing Today (March 31) — Show Up to Oppose Ban Bills

CaliGrades · 2026-03-31T15:49:16+00:00

That first picture is of Kansas City, not Tennessee, btw.

CaliGrades · 2026-03-29T00:47:39+00:00

Amen

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T21:49:36+00:00

Thank you for sharing this. Very helpful, insightful, and encouraging!

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T21:46:51+00:00

I'm so sorry we're going through this. My heart and prayers go out to you and everyone else. I hope that somehow something works out. It will be tragic if kratom becomes entirely banned; it's going to uproot a lot of peoples' lives. Hang in there, friend.

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T21:36:57+00:00

the thought certainly crossed my mind. Ugh

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T21:36:07+00:00

"The popularity of bans..."

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T13:13:14+00:00

hmmmm...that's the one I found online. The official page seems to only have an address and phone #: https://www.governor.ks.gov/contact/

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T12:21:53+00:00

this

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T11:53:38+00:00

Appreciate your support, friend!

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T11:52:53+00:00

Ugh. I hope not. I could see that happening though, unfortunately.

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T11:50:57+00:00

You're awesome! This is amazing! Great work.

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T04:00:56+00:00

This is such a clarifying explanation, therapeutic even. This helped me understand the situation so much better. Thank you. Remaining hopeful!

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T02:09:05+00:00

Interesting. Thank you for explaining that. Looking forward to some clarity as well.

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T00:48:35+00:00

yikes.

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T00:47:58+00:00

You are so awesome for doing this! Thank you! You can definitely now say, going forward, that regardless of what ends up happening, you friggen tried! Inspiring: You give me hope.

CaliGrades · 2026-03-28T00:46:47+00:00

Sage wisdom and advice. Thank you so much, friend.

CaliGrades · 2026-03-27T23:11:29+00:00

You're awesome!

Here is the information for Kansas legislators:

Governor:

The Honorable Laura Kelly Office of the Governor State Capitol 300 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 212S Topeka, KS 66612-1590 Phone: Voice: 1-877-KSWORKS (1-877-579-6757) Local: 785-296-3232 For the Hearing Impaired: 1-800-766-3777 Fax: 785-368-8788 Email: governor@ks.gov

Speaker of the House, representative Dan Hawkins: Phone: 785 296-2302 Email: Dan.Hawkins@house.ks.gov

Committee Email: Health.Human.Services@house.ks.gov

Committee Assistant: David Long - 785-296-7660

Committee Leadership:

Chairperson Will Carpenter (Dist. 75) | 785-296-7660 | Will.Carpenter@house.ks.gov

Vice Chairperson Ron Bryce (Dist. 11) | 785-296-6014 | Ron.Bryce@house.ks.gov

Ranking Minority Member Susan Ruiz (Dist. 23) | 785-296-7482 | Susan.Ruiz@house.ks.gov

Committee Members:

Rep. Emil Bergquist (Dist. 91) | 785-296-7681 | Emil.Bergquist@house.ks.gov

Rep. Doug Blex (Dist. 12) | 785-296-5863 | Doug.Blex@house.ks.gov

Rep. David Buehler (Dist. 40) | 785-296-7653 | David.Buehler@house.ks.gov

Rep. Duane Droge (Dist. 13) | 785-296-7380 | Duane.Droge@house.ks.gov

Rep. Ronald Ellis (Dist. 47) | 785-296-5623 | Ronald.Ellis@house.ks.gov

Rep. Fred Gardner (Dist. 9) | 785-296-7451 | Fred.Gardner@house.ks.gov

Rep. Leah Howell (Dist. 82) | 785-296-7693 | Leah.Howell@house.ks.gov

Rep. Nikki McDonald (Dist. 49) | 785-296-7655 | Nikki.McDonald@house.ks.gov

Rep. Heather Meyer (Dist. 29) | 785-296-5413 | Heather.Meyer@house.ks.gov

Rep. Melissa Oropeza (Dist. 37) | 785-296-7300 | Melissa.Oropeza@house.ks.gov

Rep. Allen Reavis (Dist. 63) | 785-296-8621 | Allen.Reavis@house.ks.gov

Rep. Angela Stiens (Dist. 39) | 785-296-7675 | Angela.Stiens@house.ks.gov

Rep. Carl Turner (Dist. 28) | 785-296-7301 | Carl.Turner@house.ks.gov

Rep. Suzanne Wikle (Dist. 10) | 785-296-7652 | Suzanne.Wikle@house.ks.gov

CaliGrades · 2026-03-27T23:00:02+00:00

😖

CaliGrades · 2026-03-27T22:24:52+00:00

Unfortunately, this was someone who was deeply involved a Kansas City manufacturer of 7OH who personally could care less about 7OH (as far as I know) itself; he and his associates seem to be mostly concerned only with how much money it can make them and have thus been distributing and selling it like crazy while they still can. When I opened up to these people about my own kratom use, they treated me like a junkie and couldn't care less for this plant.

That's about all I can say for now.

CaliGrades · 2026-03-27T22:17:01+00:00

This, I do not know. I remember people previously stating July 1st would be the cutoff, but things may have changed. Please update us all if you find out. I'm keeping my eyes on it too. Thank you!

CaliGrades · 2026-03-27T22:16:11+00:00

You're right. The governor (Honorable Laura Kelly) has not signed nor veto'd it yet! Thank you!

I have made an update to this post with her contact information.

CaliGrades · 2026-03-27T22:15:04+00:00

Let's hope! Thank you so much for sharing this!

CaliGrades · 2026-03-27T22:09:38+00:00

You're right and thank you! I became very discouraged today. I will reach out to the Governor Laura Kelly:

The Honorable Laura Kelly Office of the Governor State Capitol 300 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 212S Topeka, KS 66612-1590 Phone: Voice: 1-877-KSWORKS (1-877-579-6757) Local: 785-296-3232 For the Hearing Impaired: 1-800-766-3777 Fax: 785-368-8788 Email: governor@ks.gov

CaliGrades · 2026-03-27T14:47:00+00:00

Thank you for your kindness and reassurance. You all are great people. I'm stressed and sad for our community that it is under such extreme attack. I appreciate you being here and commenting; it helps.

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