I've been using pure leaf kratom for about 16 years with NO side effects... unlike the pharmaceutical medications I was taking before with little positive results. Kratom allows me to function both physically and mentally. My chronic debilitating pain is managed better than any medication that I tried, and my mind is perfectly clear. Kratom allowed me to get out of bed, make my daughter breakfast, and walk her to the bus. I walked her home in the afternoon and helped her with her homework. I went swimming with my little girl, and we played in the park. None of this was possible without kratom. Don't give in to greedy and fear mongering pharmaceutical companies. I am an ordained minister and doctor of religious philosophy. I am not someone seeking a "high"....and I would not find one with kratom. It does not provide that. It also does not cloud my mind or make me drowsy. I know many people who have been helped by kratom in various ways. Do not take this option from a free people and force them to use dangerous medications to receive lesser positive benefits.