Congress calls out DEA for unilateral move to expand the war on drugs
Members of Congress are urging the federal government to delay a decision to ban the herbal supplement kratom
The Huffington Post (US)
Monday, September 26, 2016
Monday, September 26, 2016
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. In a letter, 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.” (See also: The DEA is about to make life even more dangerous for heroin users)
