The eight-factor analysis is the set of eight criteria the federal government must weigh before scheduling a substance under the Controlled Substances Act. The factors include a drug’s abuse potential, scientific evidence of its effects, and the state of current knowledge about it.
Advocates argued that a full eight-factor analysis did not support scheduling kratom, a point raised when the 2016 proposal was withdrawn. See Controlled Substances Act and Schedule I.
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