While I am very upset about these issues that further restrict freedom and choice... you may have read stories that many medicinal herbs, especially those that are wild harvested are becoming increasingly threatened due to increasing demand... among other things such as habitat loss.
Man is quite frankly, outgrowing the planet... and there are no longer enough resources for all... at least not in the mindset of the average American.
The *fix* is a catch 22... and would require those that *have*, to do without, and to *dramatically* stop their consumption.