Veterans tell Legislative Commission: regulate kratom, don't criminalize
Three veterans and other callers urged the commission not to treat kratom as a Schedule I drug, arguing regulation and consumer-protection rules better protect public health and veterans who use kratom to manage pain.
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Kelly Guidry, a disabled Air Force veteran and co‑founder of the veteran nonprofit Forgotten, Not Gone, told the Legislative Commission she uses kratom leaf to manage service‑related pain and urged regulators to focus on product safety and labeling rather than prohibition. "The plant is not the problem," Guidry said, warning that scheduling kratom as a Schedule I substance "would criminalize people like me" and limit treatment options.
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