The Scheduling of Kratom and Selective Use of Data

• Published in: Journal of psychoactive drugs Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 114 - 120
• Main Authors: Griffin, O. Hayden, Webb, Megan E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01.04.2018; Haight Ashbury Publications
• Subjects: Controlled Substances Act; Drug Enforcement Administration; drug panic; Federal regulation; Folk medicine; kratom; Psychotropic drugs; Drug Enforcement Administration; kratom; Controlled Substances Act; drug panic

Kratom is a traditional drug from Southeast Asia that has been an emerging new substance in the United States. On August 30, 2016, the DEA announced the intention to emergency schedule kratom into Schedule I. To support this decision, the DEA cited an increase in drug seizures of kratom and an incre...