10/31/2026
Today, the National District Attorneys Association was joined by the Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, National HIDTA Directors Association, National Narcotics Officers' Associations' Coalition, and National Sheriffs Association in urging the DEA and FDA to place the entire kratom plant and its pharmacologically active alkaloids in Schedule I.
DEA's recent proposal would only control 7-OH and MP above 1 mg per gram. That leaves a dangerous gap: a 12 oz energy drink could carry up to 355 mg of 7-OH and still not be controlled, and every seizure would need precise lab measurement that few forensic labs are equipped to do.
We're asking for one clear federal standard that consumers, retailers, law enforcement, and the courts can understand and apply.
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