Oral and written statement submitted to 48th ECDD – Information Session – October 20th 2025 The ECDD’s Hands Tied: The Structurally Impossible Descheduling of the Coca Leaf from Schedule I Distinguished Chair, dear members of the ECDD, all delegates here, The forthcoming evaluation of the coca leaf by the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence […]
Dr. Fabian Steinmetz gave a statement on kratom at the Forty-fourth Expert Committee on Drug Dependence. Dear Expert Committee on Drug Dependence, we would like to encourage the ECDD not to classify kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) as a controlled substance. First of all, banning plants has never solved any drug–related issues. Products derived from hemp […]
