It’s kratom and kava, basically, which are addictive but unregulated herbs that have been sold for decades under various names. Nothing new here, just a complete failure (yet again) of the regulatory system of the us government.

Drug prohibition doesn’t necessarily need to be the solution here; but regulatory implementation that would ensure consumers were adequately warned of the risks involved and that such products weren’t buried behind misleading labeling/advertising would at least be a start

I didn’t know that Kratom could be this addictive and I agree that regulation seems to be necessary. I remember experimenting a bit with legal highs as a teenager. Kratom tea was one of the things I tried. The effects are obviously quite nice. It greatly improved my mood and it felt like there was a warmth radiating from within my body. So, I can see why people can get addicted to Kratom. Thankfully Kratom extracts weren’t easily available at the time. I had to brew tea from the leafs which has an intense bitter taste. It was bad enough to deter me from buying it again. I guess I can consider that a bullet dodged.

Kratom is weak as fuck though; might as well ban caffeine and whatnot if you want to push the prohibition nonsense this far lol

It’s just been legalized here in Czechia. Lets see what happens