Biologically, kratom acts enough like an opioid that DEA considers it a threat to public safety. The company planned to use a regulatory system called emergency situation scheduling to put it in the same limiting classification as cannabis, heroin, and lsd . This classification, Schedule I, is booked for exactly what the DEA thinks about the most hazardous drugs-- those without any redeeming medical value, and a high potential for abuse.

KRATOM: THE RUGGED PLANT WHICH WILL BENEFIT OPIOID ADDICTS-- ON THE OCCASION THAT THE DEA DOES NOT BAN IT