Biologically, kratom acts enough like an opioid that DEA considers it a threat to public safety. The firm planned to utilize a regulatory mechanism called emergency situation scheduling to position it in the exact same limiting classification as marijuana, lsd, and heroin . This category, Schedule I, is booked for what the DEA considers the most unsafe drugs-- those without any redeeming medical value, and a high capacity for abuse.

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