And that is so stupid..
I am going to buy several pounds of it when I get the money and ride it out as long as I can. I really don't want to have to go back into pain mgmt just to be able to function. I have six extremely herniated discs, stenosis and spurring in my lower back and neck, two totally wrecked knees, hips and shoulders..
Not even counting the moderate to extreme chronic pain in my hands, feet and every other joint in my body is more than I can take unaided.
I would much rather take mitrogyna speciosa than pure opiates. It does not have the same pain killing strength, but it does make it bearable without all the clinical and societal side effects.