DEA: Kratom Ban ‘Not A Matter Of If, But When’

By Mark Ackerman
WASHINGTON, DC (CBS4) – Amid protests and pressure from Congress, the Drug Enforcement Agency has not yet labeled the drug kratom a Schedule I drug.
Kratom comes from a tropical tree in Southeast Asia, which can be ingested in pill, powder or liquid form, and has been growing in popularity in Colorado in recent years.
After a 30-day waiting period, Friday was the first day the DEA could have imposed the temporary ban on kratom, but despite labeling kratom an “imminen