No more kava for Aussies "Islanders shocked as Australia moves to ban kava"

[Steve Mariotti]

"How about alcohol? Which is more damaging? Most violent crimes are alcohol-related. The problem with kava is if you abuse it, yes there will be problems. If you don't abuse it, it's part of the culture and doesn't create any problems," Faiva said.

What does kava abuse look like? People sleeping? I don't get it. Two wakes up groggy after a hard krunk and then wants to drink MORE? I don't get that.

Seems like Osaiasi Faiva was walking a line with that statement. I don't think you can compare kava to alcohol at all, in that kava isn't a CNS depressant, doesn't cause poor judgment, and doesn't make people violent. I can't imagine being violent on kava, it just doesn't fit.

 

[Paulie-Paul]

Don't forget to sign the say no to the Kava Ban petition. My friend Kennedy is a big part of the Tongan community down there and is trying to do something about this ridiculous situation.
https://www.causes.com/campaigns/90...ontent=campaign&utm_medium=wall&utm_source=fb

 

[Steve Mariotti]

Yeah, I signed that when you first posted it on another thread, @Paulie-Paul. Anywhere old rich white people get to tell people what they can and can't have, I get pretty hacked off.

 

[zach]

Mehh i understand the sbuse thing, kava is better than other things but the high is great, when your life is really shitty (and i feel like theirs easily could be) their like fuck it and wana be high all the time, so no i dont agree with the ban and im sure they will just use other days but just because you cant become addicted dosent mean you cant abuse it of your own choice (if that makes sense) i for one am krunck almost 24 7 so its easily possible for some to consider that abuse

 

[yepimonfire]

I honestly can't for the life of me understand the purpose of banning kava at all. It's not even in the same caliber of marijuana which actually could be argued it causes poor judgement. Kava does nothing but make people more friendly, less stressed out, and less prone to cancer. No matter how krunk I've been I've never had the urge to do something stupid and its even left my mental faculties in tact enough to study algebra.

 

[TheKavaSociety]

According to Dr Lebot, the Australian kava ban can also affect the attitude towards kava in other countries (including China). Read more here:

https://indigenouswatch.wordpress.c...ket-could-be-affected-by-australian-attitude/