Biologically, kratom acts enough like an opioid that DEA considers it a hazard to public security. The company planned to utilize a regulatory system called emergency situation scheduling to put it in the exact same limiting classification as heroin, LSD, and marijuana . This category, Schedule I, is booked for what the DEA considers the most hazardous drugs-- those with no redeeming medical worth, and a high capacity for abuse.

KRATOM: THE BITTER PLANT WHICH MIGHT ASSIST OPIOID NUTS-- IF THE DEA DOESN'T BAN IT