>I find kratom superior to cannabis in this regard. Of course kratom is not without concerns, but in the scheme of things they're just unpleasant rather than deadly.

Is your implication here that cannabis is deadly, or am I misunderstanding your point?

Kratom has abuse potential and requires mindful tapering to get off if used on a daily basis. Nothing fatal but I'm trying to acknowledge that it is not without some concern.

I have chronic pain and some headspace stuff that it really helps with but at this point my relationship with it could be construed as, um, er, addicted -- but same thing with coffee.

Cannabis can be psychologically addicting (a close friend is a chronic cannabis user who wheezes like a 2 pack a day cigarette smoker). It is not for everyone but should absolutely be legal everywhere.

Maybe not, I read that as compared to opioids, both Cannabis and Kratom being safer, with this person saying Kratom is more useful than Cannabis for this. Hopefully I read that right!

You did indeed. Thanks!

And I misunderstood. My apologies.

No problem at all! You were quite respectful in your questioning ;-)