The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is the 1970 federal law that establishes the schedules used to classify regulated drugs in the United States. Kratom has never been placed on a federal schedule under the CSA.
A 2016 attempt to schedule kratom’s alkaloids under the CSA was withdrawn, leaving kratom federally unscheduled. The law’s scheduling framework, including Schedule I, is the structure such decisions would use. See Schedule I and Eight-Factor Analysis.
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or professional advice. Kratom is not approved by the FDA to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.