I am a criminal and family law attorney. Approximately 90% of my criminal cases involve drug or alcohol abuse. I also have seen alcohol and drugs ruin family and lead to divorce or child custody issues.  I have seen many clients become sober and improve their lives by having kratom tea as part of their new life pattern. Researching this plant for a case I learned how this plant is consumed in tea form in many countries in Asia. No one there has died from it.  No one there has suffered any bodily harm from kratom tea. Why is it that only in America we have these claims. Not only did our government have a patent on this plant but so did Glaxo and they let it expire. It has been researched in the US for 20 years or more.  Those bad actors who sell garbage and synthetics in gas stations and head shops should be punished and regulated not the plant. The plant alone is safe. Science has proven it.  Dr Scott Hemby at High Point University did a recent study supporting this. Please follow science.