Please do not schedule kratom as a schedule 1 substance! I am 66 years old and have suffered from severe migraine headaches most of my life. Doctors have put me on anti-seizure medicines, antidepressants, beta blockers, none of which worked. And I have been put on narcotic pain relievers, which worked for a while, but then I needed too many for it to help, and made me too drowsy. Now I take one teaspoon of Kratom a day with no ill side effects and it helps!! To just remove this helpful herb without hearing from the people it helps is unreal and hardly democratic. I have heard so many stories from veterans with PTSD, people recovering from serious addictions, and others suffering from fibromyalgia, back injuries, and on and on, and they are all helped by taking Kratom. We are not talking about irresponsible young people here, but upstanding citizens who cannot lead a normal life without it. These are people who do not want to be on chemical concoctions. Kratom is a natural herb that has been taken safely by indigenous cultures in Southeast Asia for thousands of years! Please consider this request. There are many of us out there who will suffer without this natural herb. I have consumed Kratom for four years without side effects. Please read this article n New York Magazine with testimonials from people it has helped: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/01/the-intriguing-therapeutic-potential-of-kratom.html

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I am 71 years old and have suffered from severe migraine headaches most of my life. Doctors have put me on anti-seizure medicines, antidepressants, beta blockers, none of which worked. And I have been put on narcotic pain relievers, which worked for a while, but then I needed too many for it to help, and made me too drowsy. Now I take one teaspoon of Kratom a day with no ill side effects and it helps!! To just remove this helpful herb without hearing from the people it helps is unreal and hardly democratic. I have heard so many stories from veterans with PTSD, people recovering from serious addictions, and others suffering from fibromyalgia, back injuries, and on and on, and they are all helped by taking Kratom. We are not talking about irresponsible young people here, but upstanding citizens who cannot lead a normal life without it. These are people who do not want to be on chemical concoctions. Kratom is a natural herb that has been taken safely by indigenous cultures in Southeast Asia for thousands of years! Please consider this request. There are many of us out there who will suffer greatly, even to the point of desperation without this natural herb. I have consumed Kratom for 14 years without side effects. Please read this article n New York Magazine with testimonials from people it has helped: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/01/the-intriguing-therapeutic-potential-of-kratom.html