Possession of kratom leaves is illegal in Thailand. The Thai government passed the Kratom Act 2486, effective August 3, 1943, which made planting the tree illegal and required existing trees to be cut down. This law was not found effective, since the tree is indigenous to the country.
Amendments to the United States Constitution, unlike ones made to many constitutions world-wide, are appended to the end of the document. At seven articles and twenty-seven amendments, it is the shortest written constitution in force.
The US Constitution is a constitution for a nation made up of federal subdivisions called states. The Articles of Confederation were basically a treaty between thirteen independent states (nations). The difference is the two definitions of the word state--a nation in some contexts or a subdivision of a nation in others.