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DEA to Temporarily Schedule 7-Oh and Related Substances to Protect Public Safety

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Re: DEA to Temporarily Schedule 7-Oh and Related Substances to Protect Public Safety

#4

Good. That kratom crap can go.

I know very little of this but it seems like not all things kratom are affected.

> This temporary scheduling action does not apply to botanical kratom products that contain naturally occurring 7-OH below the specified threshold. Instead, it targets synthesized products and those containing elevated concentrations of 7-OH as outlined in the temporary scheduling order. DEA believes these substances pose an imminent threat to public safety given their effects are highly unpredictable.

Re: DEA to Temporarily Schedule 7-Oh and Related Substances to Protect Public Safety

#5

Good, Kratom (as sold in products like Feel Free) is fucking awful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLObpcBR2yw

It’s wild that this stuff has remained unregulated for so long. Usually that can be attributed to the demographics (perceived or real) of the users though.

Re: DEA to Temporarily Schedule 7-Oh and Related Substances to Protect Public Safety

#7

Good, Kratom (as sold in products like Feel Free) is fucking awful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLObpcBR2yw

Feel Free (and similar) extracts like this are especially onerous. It's no longer Kratom powder that takes a lot of effort to get into trouble with.

These extracts are not very well studied, and may be stronger than many Schedule II opioids. Especially for certain brain chemistries.

In no world should Feel Free execs not be in prison at this point. They know precisely what they are doing, and their marketing is especially nasty since they market it towards addicts as a safe alchohol alternative.

Kratom powders of 15 years ago can be defended in many ways. These extracts have absolutely no leg to stand on. They are an end-around opioid scheduling.

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