Kratom has been for me a life-changing leaf that has made it possible for me to play golf and sleep comfortably with very little pain as compared to my life before using this. The alternative is harmful pain killers and anti-inflamatory medicines that have side effects. Also, it has been beneficial in being a pre-workout drink that does not harm my prostate or amp me up too much. Kratom is not like alchohol, marijuana, and drugs that are mind altering. Kratom does not impair you in any way. On the contrary, green Kratom helps you to be more energetic and alert and red Kratom helps those who have chronic pain. I was first introduced to it by a woman who has fibromyalgia, It changed her life and it has changed mine as well. I would venture to say that those who seek to make it illegal are either uninformed or they are simply being a mouthpiece for the pharmaceudical industry that wants you strung out on their harmful man-made medicines that yield them great profits.