AUSTIN, Texas --- The Drug Enforcement Agency has delayed the implementation of its ban on kratom, a plant-based treatment for depression, anxiety, chronic pain and addiction that originated in Southeast Asia but has gained widespread popularity in the United States. Although the DEA has abandoned the emergency scheduling decision announced on
DEA Delays ‘Unprecedented’ Ban On Kratom Amid Popular Protest & Government Pushback
The DEA is ‘starting to realize how much of a negative effect this will have on fully functional, law-abiding Americans,’ one kratom user tells MintPress News.