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State Rep. Vernon Jones has been appointed to a state House Committee tasked with studying the effects of kratom.

According to WebMD, kratom is a tree with leaves that are used to treat pain. The DEA has proposed banning it, WebMd reported.

Judging by the press release, Jones is skeptical about reports regarding the drug. According to the press release, “Rep. Jones also sent a letter to the chairs of the House and Senate Study Committees on the Risks Associated with Kratom, citing reports that call into question the accuracy of the statements made by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb about kratom, and asking the committees to review these reports.”

“These newly released studies give us an opportunity to get to the truth about kratom,” Rep. Jones said in the press release. “We have seen too many instances where bureaucrats in Washington think they can tell the states what we should do and feed us misinformation to justify more regulation. The people of Georgia are smarter than that.”

Here is the full press release: