Kratom bans complicate America's drug reform momentum

Kratom bans complicate America's drug reform momentum

As federal cannabis rescheduling looms on the horizon and more states across the country begin rolling out regulations for legal psychedelic therapy, health officials have increasingly been targeting a centuries-old psychoactive plant with newly introduced measures of prohibition. Kratom is a leafy green botanical native to Southeast Asia which acts on the opioid receptors and is noted for its ability to offer pain relief and euphoria to the mor…