Biologically, kratom acts enough like an opioid that DEA considers it a danger to public security. The agency planned to use a regulatory mechanism called emergency situation scheduling to put it in the same restrictive classification as heroin, marijuana, and lsd . This category, Schedule I, is booked for exactly what the DEA considers the most harmful drugs-- those with no redeeming medical worth, and a high capacity for abuse.

KRATOM: THE BITTER TREE THAT CAN HELP OPIOID ADDICTS-- Assuming That THE DEA DOESN'T BAN IT