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A Leaf of Faith: The Kratom Story
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![National Institute of Health study on “Dangers of Kratom” references evidence that doesn’t exist](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/01/29/NIHcov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
National Institute of Health study on “Dangers of Kratom” references evidence that doesn’t exist
National Institutes of Health recently published a catastrophically flawed case report on kratom, with multiple references which directly contradict the paper’s conclusions, and one source that simply doesn’t exist.
![DEA refuses to release evidence backing Kratom ban](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2016/12/05/KratomCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
DEA refuses to release evidence backing Kratom ban
On August 30th, the DEA filed a notice of intent to temporarily designate Kratom as a schedule 1 drug. That notice listed 33 footnotes, but the actual references themselves were not included in the document itself. The same day, a FOIA was filed for that information … to which the agency responded with with press releases and copies of federal laws.
![OGIS’ new chief, Secret Service’s vanishing laptops, and more FOIA news](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2016/11/26/FOIA5.jpg.1200x400_q85_crop.jpg.1200x400_q85_crop.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
OGIS’ new chief, Secret Service’s vanishing laptops, and more FOIA news
Just because America was taking some time off to relax after a grueling election season doesn’t mean that transparency can afford to take a nap. Well, OK, some releases were delayed as agencies shut their doors for the Thanksgiving holiday, but the releases made earlier in the week still made plenty of news.
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