![]() Kratom leaves can be chewed or crushed into a powder, which can be consumed in capsules, smoked or mixed with liquids like tea. “Countless people depend on this safe and effective herbal remedy related to coffee that was sacred to the Buddhists, who have used it safely for thousands of years.” “We are now facing our darkest hour,” the American Kratom Association said on its website. Kratom advocates in Nevada and other states are crying foul, saying the plant has been used for thousands of years in Asia and is a natural alternative to opioid prescription drugs like hydrocodone, oxycodone and morphine. ![]() The move would make it illegal to manufacture, distribute or possess kratom for two years under the temporary classification, which would take effect “as soon as possible” after a 30-day notice period ends Sept. Saying the herb poses an “imminent hazard to the public safety,” the DEA said in a news release that the Schedule 1 classification is merited because kratom “has a high potential for abuse, has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States and has a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision.” The DEA announced last week that it plans to classify the active ingredients of the plant - mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine - as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. Drug Enforcement Administration to ban kratom - an Asian herb with pain-relieving properties - has local users and alternative medicine advocates up in arms. 30, (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow move by the U.S. The Drug Enforcement Agency is adding the plant to the list of Schedule 1 substances on Sept. A sample of kratom is displayed at Herbally Grounded on Friday, Sept.
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