r/7_HOPE_Alliance

I see this is being done in lower courts to stop or at least slow down the data centers being built. Especially now that we have doctors and senators backing the evidence our side has, I feel we need to be starting the process, or similar process, NOW.

Trump (regardless if you like him or not) has been drastically slowed down and forced to work with the court system instead of making executive decisions. Sounds a LOT like what we are dealing with regarding the 7oh ban.

Can anyone provide an update on what's in motion or planned to be put in motion soon? Or prepared with X plan if the opposition does Y? I don't need to see those plans but want to know they exist.

I'll keep donating but want to see what's happening

What’s the latest? Have we got any news good or bad?

Add: I understand things can take a while I just wanna know what the temperature is like? Are we good or are we waiting on death row

Made this post elsewhere, thought maybe it'd be appreciated here aswell? Post:

Mac Haddow - seems things haven't changed much:

Haddow pleaded guilty to two felony counts of conflict of interest.

##Criminal history:

In 1987, while a former HHS official, Haddow pleaded guilty to two felony counts of conflict of interest. He was sentenced to one year in prison (served approximately 90 days in a minimum-security facility, with the remainder on probation), fined $15,000, and ordered to pay more than $12,000 in restitution.

##The case involved:

Arranging for roughly $33,540 from the nonprofit T. Bear Foundation (a hand-washing/infection-prevention group he helped create under government auspices, later known as Scrubby Bear) to be funneled (via an associate’s firm) primarily to his wife, Alice.

Arranging HHS speechwriting contracts for associates (Gordon and Susan Jones / Jones Ink) that resulted in payments (about $21,790) going to his wife.

A subsequent civil suit by the Justice Department sought recovery of additional funds under the False Claims Act. Haddow has publicly described the matter as a mistake,

##AND NOW? ;

There is a clear structural and financial alignment that creates a strong bias against concentrated/enhanced 7-OH products.

Mac Haddow’s role as Senior Fellow on Public Policy for the American Kratom Association (AKA) ties him closely to the natural kratom leaf/extract industry. The AKA receives substantial support from kratom vendors and manufacturers (through “Consumer Champion” tiers, GMP program fees of around $5,000/year, and other donations), in addition to individual consumer/advocate contributions. Haddow has stated that advocate donations primarily drive the organization, but vendor support is openly acknowledged and solicited—especially with messaging that frames defending the “legitimate natural kratom marketplace” against 7-OH competitors.

Exact funding breakdowns are limited because the AKA is a 501(c)(4), which does not require full donor disclosure.

Competitive reality:

Multiple reports document that high-potency 7-OH products rapidly took significant market share from traditional leaf and milder extract products—estimates in some jurisdictions reached 60–80%. Natural-leaf sellers and related companies described this as devastating to their revenue. Industry figures on the leaf side have characterized the rise of 7-OH as an existential threat that risked dragging the entire category into heavier regulation or bans by association. The natural-kratom side (including companies with political connections) actively lobbied federal and state officials to distinguish and restrict 7-OH while protecting leaf, often branding the concentrated products as “gas station heroin” or chemically manipulated opioids distinct from traditional kratom.

Haddow and the AKA have been the most consistent and prominent public voices advancing exactly that distinction: natural leaf (trace 7-OH) is defensible and beneficial for many users; concentrated, isolated, or semi-synthetic 7-OH products above low thresholds are higher-risk, deceptively marketed, and should be restricted or scheduled.

This position aligns with the economic interests of the leaf-focused vendors who support the AKA.

Humm 🤔

I hope enough people can put 2+2=4 together, especially in the gov..

The clear incentives and conflicts of interest under the guise of "health" is a joke! It needs to be pointed out as to scare away ppl from taking bribes in political positions, IMO.. to ban...

##You'd think basic regulation would be best right?

Well NOT if your focus is money 💰 and your income comes mainly from "big Kratom" that wants 7-oh competition gone!

Mac knows what he's doing.. shooting the whole community in the foot for the sake of payout from "Doners" . @HaddowMac 🖕

Sleep well? probably...

Was there actually 600k comments and will that determine how long we wait til a DEA announcement?

Or nah?