"What exactly is the problem with Medicinal Herbs?"....a friend said to me yesterday...."Talk about a problem that doesn't exist".....We had no problem with Medicinal Herbs until the EU decided we did!! Do problems really exist or do we just decide one day there is a problem? From who's perspective is there ever a problem & who's perspective do we follow? From the perspective of the EU & various affiliated bodies, there is a problem with using herbs containing medicinal properties without a license for each & every one of those herbs. From the perspective of many other people, bodies, companies, practices, there is a problem if we can't continue to choose how we use medicinal herbs. If there is conflict in opinion & perspective & both perspectives are deemed to be right....what do we do?....There has to be compromise, there is a solution - it is not necessary for it to be made so difficult, or even maybe impossible, for some practices or companies to continue. Why would the EU choose to create hardship with such far-reaching effects, when a compromise could be reached by encouraging the working together of Orthodox & Alternative - there is no need for it to be them & us. This level of control does not create the best environment for healing & after all that is all that anyone wants - isn't it?