BNN Proposes Kratom as A New Type of Narcotics

The National Narcotics Agency proposes to include herbal leaf kratom on the narcotics list. The native Kalimantan plant has multiple medicinal properties and high economic value.

Avit Hidayat

January 8, 2024

IN mid-December 2023, Bambang Yulistyo Tedjo found his friend groaning in pain due to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or acid reflux. The founder of the Indonesian Justice Action Foundation, an organization assisting victims of narcotics, immediately called an ambulance to have his friend taken to the hospital.

While waiting for the ambulance to arrive, Tedjo brewed several teaspoons of kratom leaf powder. He attempted to give first aid

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