I've been taking Kratom for several years, I discovered it while looking for an alternative to opiate drugs to treat chronic pain. It has truly been a godsend that has helped me live a normal life, and it does so without any negative side effects or addiction problems. If you deprive people of this plant many will become addicted to opiates(both legal and illegal) and some will die. I'm not being dramatic-this is truly a matter of life and death. Please don't destroy people's lives or kill them at the behest of big pharma.