[Forgeties79]

Nicotine is far more regulated and generally won’t lead you to pass out behind the wheel of a car or drown in a hot tub. You can’t even smoke in the vicinity of many buildings, but kratom? It’s basically an unregulated opiod that anyone over 18 can get and use wherever, whenever, with little to no control over what’s actually in it because it’s not food, medicine, etc.

[sigmoid10]

So are most OTC drugs. Doesn't change the fact that you can get them everywhere. And long term nicotine use causes dependence similar to heroin.

[Forgeties79]

It doesn’t even compare man. I am pro legalization of drugs but it doesn’t mean they should be as unregulated as kratom currently is

[pstuart]

Drug regulation should be very simple:

1. Purity, strength, and disclosure of ingredients.

2. Responsible advertising/promotion/distribution.

I'm pro kratom but I find it abhorrent the way it's marketed and sold without any warnings or acknowledgements of addiction.

[ipaddr]

Not really but great talking point. The exact quote is it's as hard to quit smoking as heroin. But in reality getting off heroin cold turkey can kill you, where you need to be locked in room sweat it out. People quiting smoking still go to work but their mood is poor. Not the same at all.

[switchbak]

Also you can just walk in a farmer's field, pick a mushroom out of a cow patty and boom - you're high AF! Someone should regulate cow shit, there's little to no control over it!

[sanktanglia]

most states require farmers to put additives in their cow feed to specifically prevent those mushrooms, they are already actively regulated

[AngryData]

Got a source for that? Ive never heard of that in my life and ive worked on multiple dairy and beef farms.

[switchbak]

Thank God, we can't just have people getting high for free.

[amanaplanacanal]

You just made that up, didn't you?

[switchbak]

Supposedly it’s an urban (rural) legend going around for a long time. Good story, even if it’s not true.