http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=302983
"THE move to make kava use illegal in Australia will only make matters worse for a few hundred Australians who drink kava, says South Pacific Elixirs CEO and founder Zane Yoshida. He expressed disappointment at the Australian Government's proposed ban on kava for personal and cultural use.
His company, which produced the flavoured Taki Mai kava supplement drink, also had plans to launch the product in Australia this year. However, he said, if the ban was imposed, it would not affect his business as the ban did not cover kava products produced and sold as complementary medicine in Australia.
"Australia promotes itself as a multicultural country and yet they are proposing a ban on kava that will have a great impact and effect on tens of thousands of Pacific Islanders who drink kava for traditional and cultural purposes," Mr Yoshida said."
"THE move to make kava use illegal in Australia will only make matters worse for a few hundred Australians who drink kava, says South Pacific Elixirs CEO and founder Zane Yoshida. He expressed disappointment at the Australian Government's proposed ban on kava for personal and cultural use.
His company, which produced the flavoured Taki Mai kava supplement drink, also had plans to launch the product in Australia this year. However, he said, if the ban was imposed, it would not affect his business as the ban did not cover kava products produced and sold as complementary medicine in Australia.
"Australia promotes itself as a multicultural country and yet they are proposing a ban on kava that will have a great impact and effect on tens of thousands of Pacific Islanders who drink kava for traditional and cultural purposes," Mr Yoshida said."