I’m pretty sure that only works in New York and California. I don’t think other states have laws protecting ESAs on the books, unless it’s a service animal.
The mods remove comments for a lot of reasons that aren’t in line with the rules, or require some serious mental gymnastics to equate to the cited rules.
I did some cursory research, and it looks like the leaves also contain toxic compounds, such as gramine, that can cause organ damage, including brain damage.
This is throwing a blanket over the problem. When the mods of a news community allow bait articles to stay up because they (presumably) further their views, it should be called out as a problem.