"I've been able to completely stop drinking alcohol while maintaining that end of day ritual decompression and relaxation. Without kratom products, I would still be drinking and feeling miserable. Please keep this legal!!"

"Kratom has helped me through a lot of anxiety, and hasn’t affected my day to day life in a way that would endanger myself or others. The effects are very mild and have helped curb other addictions such as frequent alcohol consumption. It would be a disservice to struggling individuals like myself who struggle with severe anxiety and have tried SSRI’s and had bad experiences with them."

"I am one of the many consumers that would have no life without this. I've been on Kratom 8 years now. I had been in pain mgmt for 12 years before discovering this. No more pain meds. I would be totally bedridden without this miraculous plant. I have several chronic pain issues, as well as a terminal diagnosis now, and am going blind. We need help in keeping this legal to all who need it. Please."

"I struggled with drugs and alcohol all my life. After prison I came home and started drinking vodka heavily and worked and justified my drinking because I was semi functioning. One day a friend told me about kratom and I haven't touched alcohol since then. Kratom is saving lives!!"

"I have a lifelong chronic illness that causes severe and debilitating pain. Due to Kratom, I have been able to work and take care of my children in the way I would like to without dealing with excruciating pain. I am thankful for Kratom and a Kratom ban would reduce my quality of life including causing me to be completely disabled and unable to work and care for my children.”

"Kratom saved my life starting in 2015 and I'm still healthy and well 9 years later!"

"I am a 43 year old husband to a beautiful wife, and father to two rad little boys. My wife and I are hard-working, musical entrepreneurs; we eat clean, exercise regularly, meditate and use kratom daily as part of our wellness routine. I find about 2-3g of bright (green/white) kratom helpful for work and the gym. I have used kratom consistently since 2013. I enjoy life and I’m proud of the life I live. Moderate use of kratom generally improves my mood and increases my ability to focus. Kratom has served as a catalyst to a healthier lifestyle, defined by my shift toward fitness and away from overindulgence in alcohol. As a professional musician, it was easy to become entrenched in a heavy-drinking lifestyle, which led to increased mental distress, ADD, anxiety and depression, all challenges I have navigated since adolescence. Since discovering kratom, I do not drink alcohol on most nights and when I choose to drink alcohol, I am moderate. My discovery of kratom has supported a healthy lifestyle change and I am sincerely grateful that I found it."

"I started taking Kratom after a motorcycle wreck that left me with a broken collar bone, destroyed rotator cup, and messed up back. It has helped with my pain. Along with helping my anxiety and depression. I oppose a ban because it would put Americans like me that use a holistic approach to medicine put of potential relief and could lead to drug abuse suicide etc."

“I am a 60-year old woman living with chronic back pain. I have two college degrees and am from an upper-middle class family. In the early 2010’s I became dependent on Vicodin after I experienced my first back injury. In 2014 in Texas, Vicodin was banned from being prescribed by my primary care doctor and I was left in a state of chronic pain. The next year I discovered Kratom after hearing about it on television. It has been a godsend to me. Without it I will not be able to perform my daily tasks. I have owned my own business for 15 years now and being pain free is critical to the work that I do.”

"Kratom has been a God send for us. Due to the major crackdown on opioids because of irresponsible people it made it difficult for law abiding citizens to get the medications they truly need. Very sad that we have to pay for others' mistakes. My wife suffers from severe neuropathy / nerve damage. We were introduced to Kratom tea over 7 years ago. My wife only takes 3 grams of kratom powder with water 2 times a day. It has reduced her need for pharmaceutical pain medications. I only take Kratom occasionally when tylenol does not work. Because of so much false information out there we had our doctors run blood tests for heavy metals and other harmful chemicals and minerals, nothing came back positive. It would be a crime to outlaw this wonderful natural herb that helps so many. My wife and I are both 68 years old."

"I oppose kratom bans because if it were not for kratom I would be dead right now. This amazing plant and substance is extremely safe, and even less harmful than FDA approved drugs like suboxone. I used to be on multiple pharmaceuticals but once I started using kratom I was able to replace them. Kratom treats not only my ADHD but also my insomnia and anxiety. I am in the best shape of my life right now because of kratom. The government knows it’s a safe plant, but because of their loss of funds coming from pharmaceutical companies they want to strip away our rights. Kratom saved not only my life, but many of my friends who had been addicted to heroin, fentanyl. Kratom is a gift from God that is to be respected and available to everyone.”

"Kratom has helped me overcome my alcohol addiction. It's also a safer alternative to prescription pain meds. It has totally changed my life for the better."

"I am a hairdresser and have chronic pain from back surgery. I do everything I can exercise wise (pilates 3x weekly) but at 60 it doesn't cut it. I've been shamed by so many doctors seeking pain relief. Kratom saved me."

"I suffer from multiple illnesses that causes a large amount of pain, two of them being fibromyalgia and neuropathy. I have been on chemical pain meds off and on for at least 12 years. My husband and I discovered Kratom 7 years ago. When I started taking it for awhile I decided to use it more than the pain meds. It did not cause my stomach to hurt, it took away the pain and it also increased my energy level. Recently I had a traumatic fall while on vacation which resulted in two fractures of the left wrist. No pain pills taken due to having the Kratom with us and we still enjoyed the rest of our vacation. I’m not sure why the government wants to make this a problem for the people that use it. It has not brought me any harm nor anyone else I know that has used it. It truly works. Kratom has improved my quality of life and I am so grateful. Thank you."

"I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, and I’m a breast cancer survivor. Doctors had me on dangerous levels of opioids, steroids, and NSAIDS. I got so burned out on taking pills and got lost in depression. Kratom saved my life! I’m off all pain medication and most of the others. I got my life back and I’m so grateful!! I actually feel that if I keep this up, I may actually be able to go back to work, which I haven’t done since 2004."

Kratom has been an amazing tool for me, I was addicted to IV Heroin and Xanax for years and nothing worked to get me clean, I'd get sober for a little bit then right back to the drugs when I'd get uncomfortable or fed up with life, until I found Kratom. When using Kratom to get off hard drugs, the first few days are still pretty awful, but after that the kratom really helps remove any desire for other substances, I don't get that intense hunger to get messed up when I'm on Kratom. One of the best parts about Kratom, for me, is how it never became the center of my life, with Heroin I slowly lost everything because I only cared about my next fix, but after using kratom for a bit I noticed I got interested in my hobbies again, I earned the respect of my family back, I started caring about succeeding in my career again, it is truly amazing. I went from being constantly numb or severely depressed to feeling normal, I exercise now, I actually enjoy normal things, I don't even have a desire to drink alcohol anymore, Kratom is a selfish plant, in the best way.Thinking of denying anyone else the second chance I got with the help of Kratom, I couldn't think of a more evil, ignorant thing someone could do, to want to sentence someone to death instead of allowing them to consume the leaves of a tree, that's utterly insane. I'm going to continue to do what's in my power to ensure Kratom stays available for anyone who needs it, as well as fighting to get the Kratom Consumer Protection Act approved on the Federal level so all consumers can rest easy knowing they are consuming a safe, unadulterated product, without fentanyl or tianeptine in it, or any other Actually harmful substance. Legal, regulated Kratom is a no-brainer in the middle of the worst opioid epidemic we've ever known, if you're fighting to make Kratom illegal, please do some research, you're on the wrong side, and it's not because you're stupid, there's billions of dollars behind the effort to manipulate people into hating one of the only things that can really help society right now, you don't wanna be on the side of Big Pharma who wants to ban everything natural so they can derive a synthetic molecule from it, patent it, then price gouge everyone. Say NO to corrupt pharma, embrace Kratom, because it ACTUALLY SAVES LIVES!