There's a war going on in this country involving a plant and we're not talking about marijuana. The kratom tree is native to Southeast Asia, with leaves that contain compounds which can have mind altering effects. We begin our KELOLAND News Investigation into the substance and the politics versus sciences surrounding it. Here's how kratom supporters are rallying to keep the substance legal and their fight with the FDA.

KELOLAND Investigates previously reported that kratom is being linked to more overdose deaths from a Centers for Disease Control report.