Biden's Marijuana Reforms Are Long Overdue but Will Have Just a Modest Impact The president's mass pardon does not extend to pot suppliers, and his rescheduling plans won't make marijuana a legal medicine. Reason · Oct 6, 2022
DEA's Alarming Fentanyl Seizure, Nevada's Nearly $1B In Sales, Oregon Raids Yield Hefty Fines & More DEA Seizes Alarming Amount Of Fentanyl As Overdose Deaths Continue To Soar The Drug Enforcement Administration has seized over 10 million fentanyl pills and roughly 980 pounds of fentanyl powder as part of its enforcement operation conducted from May to September. Benzinga · Oct 4, 2022
Psyched: Autopsy Reveals Death By Ketamine, LSD-Like Drugs Without Hallucinations, DEA & Right To Try Psilocybin Amended Autopsy Confirms Elijah McClain Died From Ketamine Injected By Paramedics Called By Cops Benzinga · Sep 30, 2022
DEA Claims Doctors Requesting Psilocybin For Dying Patients Have Commercial Interests For the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), physicians who seek psilocybin for their dying patients under federal Right to Try (RTT) laws are making a request for a ‘commercial use.’ The DEA is implying that doctors who want to give terminally ill patients psilocybin have a financial interest, making them ineligible for a f Benzinga · Sep 29, 2022
No, That Isn't 'Rainbow Fentanyl' in Your Kid's Candy Stash "I'm skeptical that [dealers] would try to target children where there is not an existing market," says Sally Satel. Reason · Sep 28, 2022
DEA: Fake pills containing fentanyl helping drive OD deaths Federal officials say an increasing number of fake prescription pills containing potentially deadly fentanyl are helping drive overdose death rates to record levels in the U.S. And officials warn that some of the pills are being manufactured in rainbow colors designed to look like candy The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022
Kellyanne Conway mocked for blaming overdose deaths on marijuana in attack on John Fetterman ‘He put the marijuana flag up. He thought that was funny,’ Ms Conway said The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022
OLD Kellyanne Conway mocked for blaming overdose deaths on marijuana in attack on John Fetterman “He put the marijuana flag up. He thought that was funny,” Ms Conway said. “Here’s what’s not funny. There’s been a doubling of overdose deaths in Pennsylvania ...” The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022
"Tranq dope" spreads to more cities Xylazine is contaminating the drug supply, causing grisly injuries and death Salon · Sep 25, 2022
Allison Rice: Gang violence ruled out as motive in mystery shooting of LSU student The FBI, the DEA and the ATF have joined the investigation into 21-year-old Allison Rice’s death The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022
Delay in Centre’s nod affects SilverLine’s foreign loan prospects Project has been reportedly out of the funding list of JICA The Hindu · Sep 17, 2022
Fugitive Scots drug baron still world's most wanted pensioner as Canada cops continue hunt William Blackledge has been on the run since 1990 and is believed to be living in Cyprus Daily Record · Sep 17, 2022
Teen boys arrested after girl, 15, overdoses on fentanyl at high school campus Melanie Ramos found dead inside bathroom stall at Bernstein High School in California The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2022
Kansas teen’s fentanyl death spurs bill to hold social media accountable KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The death last year of a Johnson County, Kansas, teenager poisoned by fentanyl has led to a congressional effort to make social media companies report illegal drug activity on their platforms. Tribune News Service · Sep 16, 2022
Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022 ‘Rainbow fentanyl’ looks like candy, and children may be the intended targets FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The extremely potent synthetic opioid fentanyl is appearing in a new form — colorful pills and powders that look like candy or sidewalk chalk, and officials are cautioning that children may be the intended target of the potentially lethal disguise.
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022 Man sentenced to life in prison for distributing fentanyl that caused deaths of 11 people Aaron Rhy Broussard, 31, was found guilty in March for the 2016 overdose deaths
Reason · Sep 7, 2022 'The Government Needed a Scapegoat': 75-Year-Old Man Charged With Opioid Conspiracy Cleared Plus: FIRE sues to stop the Stop WOKE Act, processing times for skilled immigrants skyrocket, and more...
Salon · Sep 6, 2022 Fear-mongering about fentanyl for kids One expert characterized the DEA's claims as propaganda that was "divorced from reality"
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 6, 2022 A father on a mission says single fentanyl-laced pill killed his son at college Federal officials are visiting Chicago-area campuses to spread the word about fake prescription pills that could be deadly.
The Orange County Register · Sep 6, 2022 Drug dealers targeting children with candy-colored fentanyl pills, DEA says Fentanyl is one of the deadliest drugs on the street — and now it's also pretty.
Reason · Aug 24, 2022 Senate Candidate Dr. Oz, Who Once Sang Pot's Praises, Now Thinks Supporting Legalization Is Clearly Crazy The former TV doctor, who two years ago said "we ought to completely change our policy on marijuana," mocks his opponent for agreeing.
Benzinga · Aug 23, 2022 DEA Psychedelic Drugs Banning Attempt: These Are The Two Hallucinogens Under Discussion The DEA recently abandoned a proposal for placing five tryptamines as Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act.
Benzinga · Aug 22, 2022 Bright Green Releases Financial Update, First Cannabis Harvest & DEA Inspection Still Pending Bright Green Corporation (NASDAQ: BGXX), released its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Q2 2022 Financial Highlights
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 22, 2022 A converted RV offers a new hope for fighting opioid deaths in the city’s hardest-hit areas The mobile center — one of just 2 approved for operation in Illinois — offers a new treatment that could transform narcotics care for users on the West Side.
Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022 Large-scale gun, drug busts mark latest chapter in federal violent crime crackdown in Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS — Separate federal raids in the Twin Cities and Rochester this week yielded the seizure of dozens of firearms — including devices to turn them into machine guns — and the takedown of a large-scale meth trafficking group, U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said Friday.