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Why We Can't Have Nice Things: The War on Drugs

How the FDA and DEA overrule the interests of doctors and patients.

Reason

DEA could reclassify marijuana to a less restrictive category – a drug policy expert weighs the pros and cons

The Drug Enforcement Administration announced in early 2024 that it would act on President Joe Biden’s call to reclassify marijuana, moving it from the tightly controlled Schedule I category that it has been in since 1970 to the less restrictive Schedule III status of the Controlled Substances Act. That triggered…

The Conversation

DEA Pulls out of Haiti as Gangs Continue to Fund Their Operations Through Drug Trafficking

Experts warn that the decision is "shortsighted," as Haitian gangs increasingly fund their operations through drug trade links with cartels from other regions

Latin Times

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DEA ignored waterboarding, torture by Latin American police partners, says watchdog

The US Drug Enforcement Administration allegedly failed to properly report flagrant human rights violations which also included pistol-whipping, and Tasing suspects until they blacked out or vomited

The Independent UK

Watchdog blasts DEA for not reporting waterboarding, torture by Latin American partners

A federal government watchdog is blasting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for failing to timely report human rights violations committed by Latin American law enforcement partners who admitted to torturing crime suspects

The Independent UK

Feds bust Connecticut dealers accused of selling counterfeit pills throughout the US

Federal law enforcement officials in Connecticut have announced criminal indictments against seven people in a case they're calling one of the largest counterfeit pill busts ever in New England

The Independent UK

Supreme court’s Chevron decision adds ambiguity to cannabis law: ‘It’s a mess’

Decision that weakened power of government regulatory agencies sows confusion to already chaotic cannabis law

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U.S. Government Reportedly Wants 'El Mayo' to Give Information About a Mexican President

A specialized journalist said the Department of Justice is trying to get the imprisoned drug lord to disclose potential dealings with high ranking Mexican officials

Latin Times

Former Mexican Councilwoman Sentenced for Smuggling Cocaine into the U.S. Claims She Was Threatened

A judge sentenced her to three years in prison describing her as "low-level drug mule."

Latin Times

Former top DEA official says it's highly unlikely 'El Mayo' will cooperate with U.S. authorities

Mike Vigil said that since the cartel leader is unhealthy and relatively old, there is practically no deal the U.S. can offer that will entice him to cooperate

Latin Times

DEA shutting down two offices in China even as agency struggles to stem flow of fentanyl chemicals

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is closing two of its offices in China, a move that comes even as the agency struggles to disrupt the flow of precursor chemicals from the country that have fueled a fentanyl epidemic

The Independent UK

How social media became a storefront for fake pills as families struggle

Fentanyl overdoses have become a leading cause of death for minors in the last 5 years or so — and social media, where tainted, fake prescription drugs can be obtained with just a few clicks, is part of the problem

The Independent UK

Dealers' paradise? How social media became a storefront for deadly fake pills as families struggle

The Independent UK

Trump And Harris Support Federal Marijuana Reclassification

Trump and Harris support reclassifying marijuana, reflecting changing public attitudes. DEA reviewing federal classification amid opposition and concerns i...

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US Marijuana Rescheduling Decision Postponed Until After Election

DEA to hold hearing on marijuana reclassification post-election; potential political impact discussed.

Latin Times

Record amount of cocaine seized in South American country near the Venezuelan border

Over 8,000 pounds of the drug were found in a jungle in Guyana

Reason

Trump Repeats an 'Urban Legend' by Invoking 'Fentanyl Laced Marijuana'

At least he draws the right conclusion from this imaginary hazard, acknowledging the dangers created by prohibition.

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Latin Times

Police raids ranch where Sinaloa Cartel founder 'El Mayo' was allegedly ambushed and taken to U.S.

Authorities are looking for evidence that could help clarify the events that led to the capture of the drug lord in Texas

Latin Times

DEA Source reportedly confirms Ovidio Guzmán, El Chapo's son, entered U.S. Witness Protection Program

DEA Source reportedly confirms Mexican newspaper El Universal, that Ovidio Guzmán, El Chapo's son, entered U.S. Witness Protection Program

Latin Times

Multi-agency effort leads to 22 arrests of Chuco Tango gang members in the El Paso area

The raids were part of Operation Rock Water, a long-term federal investigation led by the FBI and the DEA targeting the El Paso Gang.

The Guardian - US

Meth worth nearly $6m found in fake watermelons at US-Mexico border

Imitation fruits and vegetables are the latest ‘sophisticated’ tactic for Mexican cartels to smuggle drugs into the US

The Independent UK

Doctor charged in Matthew Perry’s ketamine overdose death set to return to medical practice

The doctor appears to be heading back to work at his practice after a sign was spotted on the door of Malibu Canyon Urgent Care in Calabasas, informing patients he cannot prescribe any controlled substances

Reason

The Feds Are Skirting the Fourth Amendment by Buying Data

The government needs a warrant to spy on you. So agencies are paying tech companies to do it instead.

Latin Times

Sinaloa on edge: brothers linked to El Chapo's first escape and to El Mayo murdered in Mexico

The discovery of the tortured bodies of Marín and Leobaldo García Corrales, close to El Chapo Guzmán and allegedly close to his sons, has Sinaloa on edge. Authorities brace for a turf war within the Sinaloa Cartel

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