The Kratom Lobby's Hidden Hand Christopher McCurdy, a University of Florida professor, has been found to have longstanding ties to the American Kratom Association (AKA), a lobbying group that advocates for kratom consumers.
These connections are not disclosed in his conflict of interest statements or on the papers he publishes.
The fight to keep kratom legal is not just about its potential medicinal properties; it's also about big money and special interests.