Congress Calls Out DEA For Unilateral Move To Expand The War On Drugs

[lordsummerisle]

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers are asking the Drug Enforcement Administration to reconsider its decision to place the herbal supplement kratom into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, a move that could take effect as early as the end of the week.

In a letter on Monday, 45 representatives ― including 17 Republicans ― called on acting DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg to delay the impending ban in order to “engage consumers, researchers, and other stakeholders, in keeping with well-established protocol for such matters.”

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