A few days ago the DEA announced they are banning Kratom as of September 30th and will put it on the same list as those like Heroin and other hard drugs. The news is causing a storm of fury as the herb has helped millions of people heal and get off of harmful additions. It is a plant that does not harm the body's organs unlike dangerous pharmaceutical drugs that are prescribed to people leading to addition and/or death.
If this ban goes through and if you are caught with the herb then they will treat you as if you have heroin resulting in the same exact penalties.
A lot of advocates who support Kratom feel this ban will result in the death of thousands of people, and wrongly put people in prison which in turn will ruin their lives.
If you don't know what Kratom is, just do a search on it and you will find only people who will say how it has helped their lives. This herb is not harmful, and does not get you high per say.
Here's just a few examples of people this plant has helped;
I could embed 100's of videos here, but you get the point.
If you think this idea of a ban is ridiculous in itself the DEA even said that public comment is unnecessary before Kratom ban.
What people need to know is that the Kratom isn't good for just pain relief, but a long list of other things like anxiety, depression, eating disorders, sleep disorder, erectile disfunction, and on and on and on.
What will this ban lead to besides ruining people's lives with jail? People will look for alternatives, and these alternatives will kill.
A petition has been put up and a march has been planned for Washington DC:
The March is going to be held at The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 13th @ 12:00 Noon. Here is website that is for this march.