A friend of the family died a couple weeks ago of Kratom overdose. That was the last thing he was using. I am currently stationed in Arkansas. where it is illegal. But not Missouri . I went through oxy withdrawls cold turkey and think about the border counties between AR and MO. About getting a law passed to make it illegal to sell the crap. Or how do I do it on the national level? Even in this fucked up admin. I think dems and reps could come together on this. To quit selling gas station drugs. I want to call it Ryan’s law in his memory. That way we can turn something bad into good.
I’m sorry for your loss.
I think what would be helpful to do is to outline your goals because I am seeing a few different ones in there. Once that’s established, you could look at the best path.
You mention that it’s not illegal federally. US federal laws about illegal drugs come from their inclusion on the controlled substances list. It’s not on this list. But that doesn’t mean it’s legal to sell at gas stations.
It is currently illegal to sell Kratom as a drug product (i.e. prescription or over the counter product) on the federal level because it is not a registered drug with the FDA. It is also currently illegal to sell it as a dietary supplement or food additive.
So it’s already illegal. But it still happens all the time, right? Is the goal more enforcement then?
Eta: https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB11457
It looks like the process to temporarily place it on schedule 1 on an emergency basis is underway.
This article also explains what Congress will need to do to make it permanent.