Lawmakers pushing to ban Kratom

Kratom is a great alternative to highly-addictive opiate pain meds. It can be smoked but you’ll get higher smoking parsley or powdered cat turds. Contrary to the Feds’ misleading statements, it is almost impossible to overdose. It takes about 2 grams to get the stimulant effects, and this is about 3 tablespoons of this very bitter powder. To achieve pain relief takes 3-4 grams ( quite a bit to gulp down and follow by copious water or drink because it is mostly insoluble in water). I suffer from chronic neck and back pain and I was thrilled to find a natural alternative that actually works without making you suffer “medicine head” like narcotics will do. It has gotten to the point that the only was to get pain relief is to plunk down your money to your local doctor and then hopefully get a 30-day supply of pain meds. There is not much choice on the pharmacy shelves except for aspirin, acetaminophen, naproxen sodium, and ibuprofen. Even Ketoprofen, which worked better than ibuprofen, has been restricted to prescription-only. Kratom is powdered leaves from a plant prevalent in Oriental countries, where natives and citizens alike seek it for its stimulating [Ma Deng Kratom] and pain relieving qualities [red kratom varieties]. You’d better buy some plants so you can grow your own before they make it illegal! The DEA and the FDA need to concentrate on highly-addictive narcotics, meth, crack, heroin, cocaine, etc., and leave Kratom and other safe natural remedies not marketed by Big Pharma alone.