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    Kava Culture Vanuatu Wants Kava Bans Lifted

    http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/249183/vanuatu-wants-kava-bans-lifted Vanuatu wants kava bans lifted Updated at 6:37 am on 8 July 2014 Vanuatu's Ambassador to the European Union has called on Australia and New Zealand to consider lifting their bans on Kava exports from...
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    Forum News Kava Forums has a twitter account- Come "follow"

    Hey everyone! If you have a twitter account, be sure and come follow our twitter account at https://twitter.com/KavaForums. Be sure to "Favorite" and "Re-Tweet" and so that we can share the love to all of the twitter 'peeps' ;) :happy:
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    Pacific kava exports still under threat and need to adopt strict quality standards

    Pacific kava exports still under threat Updated at 4:15 pm on 12 June 2014 http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/247047/pacific-kava-exports-still-under-threat A kava researcher based in Vanuatu says the future of the kava trade into Europe is still threatened despite a landmark...
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    Kava Culture Pacific kava growers hopeful ban lift will revitalise industry

    http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/2599557/pacific-kava-growers-hopeful-ban-lift-will-revitalise-industry Originally aired on Dateline Pacific, Friday 13 June 2014 Kava growers around the Pacific are hoping the industry can come back to life, following the...
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    Kava FAQ Reverse Tolerance Poll

    For those of you who have experienced what we call reverse tolerance of "RT" for short, how long did it last for you? This information would be very nice to have on hand for reference, especially to newer member so please cast your vote!
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    New Information Available regarding the "Solvent Test" [aka "Acetone Test"]

    I wanted to update everyone with some new information that has become available regarding this test. Some very important details about the mechanism behind the color change, and what might be responsible for the color change are now available. Please see: Simple Test For Checking if Your Kava...
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    Kava Culture Joint FAO and WHO- Discussion Paper On The Development Of a Standard for Kava Products

    In September of 2012 in Madang, Papua New Guinea, the "Joint Food and Agriculture of the United Nations" [FAO] and "World Health Organization's [WHO] Food Standards Programme", as well as the "FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee For North America" had a session to discuss the Development of a...
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    Kava Success in Germany- "Court Rehabilitated Kava Kava"

    http://www.apotheke-adhoc.de//nachrichten/nachricht-detail/phytopharmaka-verwaltungsgericht-koeln-widerruf-der-zulassung-fuer-kava-kava-rechtswidrig/ Google Translation of article: 6/18/2014 PHARMA ADHOC PHARMA ADHOC - The industry at a glance PHYTOPHARMAKA Court rehabilitated kava kava...
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    Kava Extract Review 2013 CO2 Extract (Chocolate Orange)

    This has always been my favorite extract, and probably will continue to be my favorite. Supercritical CO2 extractions are from everything I've read, the safest possible way to extract kava to create such an incredibly potent extract. I think everyone needs to remember that this is a 50:1...
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    Kava Culture Katarina's kava success

    http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=267287 Katarina's kava success Siteri Sauvakacolo Friday, May 02, 2014 + Enlarge this image Katarina Naviri with yaqona from her farm at Mataveikai Village, Ra. Picture: BALJEET SINGH KATARINA Naviri, 56, has been in the yaqona (kava) business for the...
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    Kava FAQ Kava Safety

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    Kava FAQ How to perform the acetonic test

    **IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE ACETONIC TEST 10/2020** Please note that the results of the "at home" acetonic test are 100% accurate. A noble result on the acetone test indeed will indicate a noble kava however, a bad result indicates further testing is required. In lieu of this we...
  13. infraredz

    Kava Research Dr. Xing: "Hepatotoxic Risk due to wrong Cultivar [...] and that Cultivar is 'Tudei' Kava"

    For those who are unfamiliar with what "tudei" and "noble" refer to, please visit this page which describes the definitions of these terms before proceeding. http://www.kavaforums.com/forum/wiki/kava-definitions/...
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    Kava Research Dr. Xing: "Hepatotoxic Risk due to wrong Cultivar [...] and that Cultivar is 'Tudei' Kava"

    If you are new, or unfamiliar with what "tudei" and "noble" refer to, please visit this page which describes the definitions of these terms before proceeding. http://www.kavaforums.com/forum/wiki/kava-definitions/...
  15. infraredz

    Kava Science Dr. Vincent Lebot- The Kava Expert

    I thought I might share some of Lebot's comments to me (in varying discussions, topics, etc) in order to clarify some common questions regarding various topics including safety, the future of kava, kava quality, extractions and tudei from an expert in the field. For those who aren't familiar...
  16. infraredz

    Dr. Vincent Lebot- The Kava Expert

    I figured I might share some of Lebot's comments to me (in varying discussions, topics, etc) in order to clarify some common questions regarding various topics including safety, the future of kava, kava quality, extractions and tudei. For those who aren't familiar with Dr. Lebot, he is a (if...
  17. infraredz

    If you haven't voted yet, come vote!

    Around the time this forum started I made some polls and a census, of sorts. If you are new and/or haven't voted yet, come in and vote. The more participation the better! http://www.kavaforums.com/forum/pages/KavaPolls/
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    Kava Preparation Weight of various kava

    I thought I would post the weight of some kava I have on hand since I just got a nice little scale Here are the weights of exactly 1 level tablespoon (accounting for significant figures): BKH's Boroguru: 7.00 grams BKH's Koniak: 8.40 grams BKH's Melo Melo: 7.90 grams N@H's Solomon's Island...
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    Another disturbing story out of South Florida

    Straight from the transcript: "ADDICTED TO KAVA. NOW THEY'RE SUING THE WEST PALM BEACH BAR THAT THEY CLAIM GOT THEM HOOKED" "BUT A JUPITER COUPLE IS NOW SUING THE BAR -- CLAIMING THEY BECAME ADDICTED -- AND COULDN'T STOP.. and they tried to get off of it, that's when they went through...
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    Instant Kava Review Instant Kava Root Drink Mix

    I haven't had any instant kavas before, so that being said, here goes. I got a 100g tin of this and immediately after opening it, I could see why they call it "Instant Green". The color is very greenish, and the smell is not like any kava I've had before (but closest to Nambawan) because it was...
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