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This is something that I've been recommending for some time. I've recommended the DEA reschedule cannabis so that research can be conducted more easily. It may well be a good substitute for opioids. BUT we need the research.

Edit: Here's an op-ed I wrote on the subject.

It is a Catch-22. The research has not been done because we can't do the research. Only the government can make sense of that.

I think when nearly every state in the Union legalizes marijuana, Congress will force the DEA to reschedule cannabis. I actually have an op-ed coming out in Pain Medicine News in its November issue on this topic.

We need more science to know what the risks and potential benefits are for kratom. However, I believe we need to do the research and it should not be Schedule I. This limits our ability to determine the safety and potential efficacy of kratom in different disease states.

I understand. I took care of thousands of people like you. I recognize how much you struggle with just living day by day. I want you to understand that there are non-addictive, non-euphorigenic drugs in development that are far better than anything we have today.

Hopefully they can be brought to the market soon and you can get some relief.

Yes it is. That's why we need to find surrogates to help advocate for people in pain (and why I'm doing this AMA today). I'm trying to support the needs of people in pain.