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Mark Pocan: “A woman from Wisconsin, a grandmother... was using Kratom…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 38 with Mac Haddow

Published | Video Starts at 17:30

Yeah, well, out in Washington, I met, not from my district, but a woman from Wisconsin, a grandmother who literally looked like the A woman from Wisconsin, a grandmother... was using Kratom and would continue to break the law in Wisconsin because she had to, or one of the six states that's not legal because it was helping her with pain management. and her daughters were there with her, her adult daughters. And again, the stories I've heard so many and people getting especially off of opioid addiction, it's just really strong. (17:30–17:49)

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Asserts that Kratom is illegal in six states, including Wisconsin, where some residents use it for pain management.

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