"Ban tobacco. Do NOT ban kratom. Any Virginia politician who moves against kratom will go down in history as the pinnacle of hypocrisy. Kratom helps people. Tobacco hurts people. Stop the hypocrisy. Ban tobacco instead. Keep kratom legal."

"I am a 69 year old woman with terrible arthritis pain. I have had back surgeries and neck surgeries which fixed the disc issues but with degenerative disc disease and my spine riddled with arthritis. I live with chronic pain everyday. With the 'Opioid' crisis my best pain relief was taken away from me even though I never abused it for years!! Kratom has been my life saver. I use a small dose 1 or 2 times a day and it makes my life bearable and I am able to work around my house, volunteer in my community. I don't want to see this banned. I think it would be a terrible mistake just because the pharmaceutical companies are not making any money off it."

"I am a 69 year old woman with terrible arthritis pain. I have had back surgeries and neck surgeries which fixed the disc issues but with degenerative disc disease and my spine riddled with arthritis. I live with chronic pain everyday. With the 'Opioid' crisis my best pain relief was taken away from me even though I never abused it for years!! Kratom has been my life saver. I use a small dose 1 or 2 times a day and it makes my life bearable and I am able to work around my house, volunteer in my community. I don't want to see this banned. I think it would be a terrible mistake just because the pharmaceutical companies are not making any money off it."