> 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.

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.

It has opioid-like addiction tendencies.

Lots of people who used kratom to wean themselves off opioids are now addicted to 7-OH. This includes many people over the age of 30.