NIDA Director Nora Volkow highlights the problem of criminalizing people who use drugs because of an addiction that is viewed as a character flaw rather than a medical condition. The FDA wants to criminalize Kratom consumers by promoting scheduling of Kratom. It makes zero sense.
American Kratom Association
Kratom: Fear-worthy foliage or beneficial botanical?
How can the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), medical professionals, and millions of regular kratom users have such divergent views of the same plant?