Id Like To Say Something!
For the record, im not coming here to say 7 is saved and we are good to go. However, i will say that something is afoot and different with the schedule notice of 7 and this comment period extension. I see a lot of people saying that they’ve only extended it just to figure out what would be the allowable threshold to leave leaf kratom alone. But, there already IS a threshold they know of that would leave plain leaf alone and i really hope people stop parroting this whole threshold narrative. There can be trace amounts of pseudo in leaf kratom & 7 if they are left to sit for a long time which is why the DEA specifically stated the whole selective enforcement on the ban in the pseudo ban paperwork. I believe what they’re saying is they will not enforce it on manufacturers or people who have some 7 or leaf thats been sitting that has accrued detectable trace amounts of pseudo in them but rather the enforcement is for manufactured pseudo in the forms of tabs, powder, etc. It really bums me out to see so many people using the threshold argument to tell people that the fight is over and 7 is 100% done for and going away, and yes even though you can still legally buy 7, there are people commenting and posting that 7 is 100% over with. Which is hilarious because if it is then how did i just place an order? And if you understand the DEA and its history when it comes to scheduling and banning substances you would understand that something is different and the fight seems to be working. If you were in on 7Hopes meeting from today you would understand what i mean by that. If you werent in the live meeting, i encourage you to go watch it as there are new forms of action they are calling for and there was a lot of useful, important, and interesting information provided! Thats my ted talk, thank you for reading if you made it this far!
Edit: I find it funny that im getting downvotes for stating facts and evidence in hopes of continuing to spread hope to keep the fight alive. It amazes me that the people who are dependent upon this substance are downvoting me for trying to look at the facts and stay positive about this all. Im not telling people that they arent going to ban it, im simply trying to inform others to keep the fight going and that what the government is doing with this whole emergency scheduling is something they’ve never done before when it comes to the emergency scheduling of a Class 1 substance. I forgot its reddit though and people argue with emotions rather than facts, oh well.