Biologically, kratom acts enough like an opioid that DEA considers it a threat to public security. The agency planned to utilize a regulative mechanism called emergency scheduling to place it in the exact same restrictive category as heroin, LSD, and cannabis . This category, Schedule I, is booked for what the DEA considers the most dangerous drugs-- those without any redeeming medical worth, and a high potential for abuse.

KRATOM: THE RUGGED PLANT LIFE WHICH MAY SUPPORT OPIOID JUNKIES-- In Case THE DEA DOESN'T BAN IT