It is so disheartening that I am constantly having to make comments like this one to protect such a miracle plant. It is obvious that our system has become corrupted when more emphasis is placed on the few allegations of harm caused by this plant, than the astronomical harm caused by the poisons our Physicians prescribe everyday. Clearly the powerful corporations prefer you take their poisons for "health", and their wealth driven agenda often seems to trump the public's needs. Agencies that are meant to protect US are instead protecting the profits of pharma. Agencies that are meant to perform double blind placebo with a control studies instead provide research with outcomes befitting the corps who trickle $ to their organizations. As a citizen watching this and more corruption, it makes me uneasy that the right decisions will be made in these cases. This plant that has safely been used for hundreds of years, has completely saved my life. I suffered with terrible pain for so long, and turned to so many harmful remedies before I discovered this miracle plant. For 8 years now, taking 2 tsp of kratom allows me to live happy and pain free with no negative side effects. I am an adult who responsibly consumes this plant and I think any agency attempting to limit that freedom has their priorities in the wrong place.