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Mark Pocan: “The National Institute on Drug Abuse, for example, NIDA, has…”

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 19:58

So on the positive side, for the federal government, because I do think there are some agencies that do kind of get it. And you know, I know The National Institute on Drug Abuse, for example, NIDA, has been researching Kratom and they've been studying the potential therapeutic applications and its impact on the brain. Can you talk a little bit about that? Yeah, glad to. Dr. Nora Volkow, who's the director of the Nashua Institute on Drug Abuse, known as nida, she is a great advocate for Kratom. (19:58–20:09)

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