Why People Thinks It's A Scam And What We Have To Say About It
Bouncing Bear Botanicals is rated as
one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of Ethnobotanicals. On
one hand, there are several sites on internet that boasts of its great
service and quality and on the other hand there are also sites that
discuss the scam and the reasons behind the raid that took place in
the company manufacturing plant a year ago. With so much good and bad
written in the blogs, reviews and sites, one is left to wonder if the
company is really genuine or it is all marketing gimmicks. The below
story presents the real picture:
4th February 2010 was a red lettered
day in the calendar of Bouncing Bear Botanicals history. The owner of
biggest Ethnobotanical vendor - Jonathan Sloan was arrested on this
day against alleged charges of malpractice and supply of controlled
substances. The local police and FDA raided the store of Bouncing Bear
Botanicals on account of using illegal ingredients and products. They
claim that there is unlawful cultivation, manufacturing and
distribution of controlled substances such as DMT, mescaline, acid
amide, cebil seeds and more. However, with further probe into the case
it is proved that the Bouncing Bear Botanicals scam and charges were
unjust, biased and baseless. The substances they termed as 'illegal'
were not exactly illegal. A law was under process in the state that
was yet to prove the product as illegal. It can be assumed that police
had taken this step or used this tactic to set an example and scare
others involved in such businesses. It also seemed that they wanted to
seize a bulk of the supply before passing of the law declaring it
illegal and the supply entering into the black market.
Jonathan and his team at Bouncing Bear
Botanicals were also indicted with a series of other charges. FDA
claimed that alkaloids in cacti and seeds were illegal. Also the toads
and plants contained DMT which was unlawfully manufactured. However
these claims seemed to be unreasonable as all the renowned nurseries
in the area such as Wal-Mart and Home Depot used the same alkaloids
and DMT. It clearly seemed that Jonathan and company was targeted due
to reasons other than this. There seemed to be innumerable motives
behind the Bouncing Bear Botanicals scam. One of the reasons may be
simply because of the growing popularity of the business and store.
Other may be because Jonathan had an oppressive authority in the state
and he opposed the bill to ban the ingredients used in K2. His
documentaries exposed the illegal use of plants. If these were the
hidden reasons behind his arrest and Bouncing Bear Botanicals scam
then it was in true sense the violation of human and civil rights.
The law enforcement agencies also
accused Bouncing Bear Botanicals of the illegitimate possession of
certain drugs to the extent that Jonathan was blamed for drug
smuggling. The scam list seemed to go on and on. The filters used to
manufacture, propagate, harvest and analyze plants were made up of
plastic which is strictly banned. The business was completely
destructed due to seizure of cash and products worth millions by the
authority. Jonathan's family was mishandled and tormented. He was
slapped with very high bail amount. The entire ethnobotical community
was shattered and shocked with this incident. But all those charges
were later proved wrong and Jonathan was freed and cleared of all
charges.
There were clearly immoral motives
behind this raid and it can be concluded that Bouncing Bear Botanicals
scam was unfair on the part of police authority. It tried to distort
the public image of the company and divert its customers. But
fortunately the truth has come out and enough evidences given to prove
its authenticity. The company is re-established now and working with
stronger commitments towards service and quality.
