I would like to say Kratom has helped me and my family. Before I ever knew what kratom was I was already fighting addiction with several things. I remember being introduced to it and since then I've been able to steer away from a life a bad decisions. Ive been consuming kratom for 10+ years now. I've gone to the doctors for regular check ups and everything comes back normal. I introduced my mom to kratom because she battles arthritis and she has been consuming it ever since. I m an ordinary dude that has managed to keep the same job for years, pay my taxes, have a mortgage, help what I can to society. I don't go out promoting kratom to the masses but when I see someone struggling with pain or addiction,  I do make kratom known to them and tell them what it is. I believe it should be regulated but not banned. I think many people will relapse to the heavier stuff if this plant gets banned. The law has been here since the beginning and criminals don't care about the law because the actual bad drugs are still accessible. If this gets banned, it's going to make it hard on the regular people in society like me to live a normal life.  It'll probably steer us backwards and not foward. Although, I do feel like I'm strong enough to not look back, one does not know until it actually happens. I believe there is a lot of negative bias against kratom. It's a perfect target to blame but the culprit is somewhere else. Please let kratom stay legal. It's not this evil drug that people make it out to be. Regulate it.