Petition to prevent DEA from making Kratom plant Schedule I

This petition is time sensitive and unlike many other petitions you have seen in the past. Kratom is a plant from Indonesia in the same family as coffee, and is currently being used by many different people to help with their chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and more. It is not an opiate as some incorrect news sources have claimed. The DEA has filed a Notice of Intent to make an emergency decision to make this plant a Schedule I substance starting September 30th, which means that the DEA thinks it is more harmful than cocaine.

This petition is very important because it actually could mean that we can fight this hasty and uninformed decision by the DEA. One of the three ways this decision can be fought legally includes a clause for people collectively disagreeing with the emergency scheduling decision. Lawyers that have looked at this decision believe that this petition qualifies and could have a direct impact on saving this innocuous, life-saving plant from being demonized by the DEA based on lies and incorrect data. Kratom has never been identified as the sole cause of a single death, and in fact is used by many people (myself included) as an aid in leading normal, productive, pain-free, anxiety-free lives. If you sign this petition, you would be doing the world a huge favor. Please don't forget to verify your email address once you've signed it. Thanks!