There is a company trying to make synthetic kratom. Its name is Trevena, run by two high-ranking execs from GlaxoSmithKline. The company isn't big enough to have a bank of lobbyists, but someone worth looking at is Dr. Anne M. Phillips. She doesn't show up in OpenSecrets, but she's also former GlaxoSmithKline. She's has two roles at Trevena: on the board, and as an independent director. But she also works for Novo Nordisk in "regulatory affairs" so she's a lobbyist.