Kratom is a plant in the coffee family, we drink coffee are we going to ban that too? Its effects on the body are less intense than alcohol, we drink alcohol are we banning that as well? Both coffee and alcohol can be abused, chocolate can be abused, anything can be abused but we need to discern whats truly harmful from the heresay of "its been linked to..."
My brother and I both suffer from Crohns, which causes chronic pain, leaving us incapable of leading normal lives. When we found kratom that changed and we had the freedom to do simple things most people take for granted, like go to the grocery store. Just because you've never heard of it, doesn't mean thousands of people aren't benefiting from it right now. It's not heroin, it's a medicinal herb that slows digestion and limits pain.