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
‘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. Tribune News Service · 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 The Independent UK · Sep 13, 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... Reason · Sep 7, 2022
Fear-mongering about fentanyl for kids One expert characterized the DEA's claims as propaganda that was "divorced from reality" Salon · 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. Chicago Sun-Times · 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. The Orange County Register · Sep 6, 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. Reason · Aug 24, 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 23, 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 Benzinga · Aug 22, 2022
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.
Benzinga · Aug 17, 2022 BREAKING: Cybin And Clinilabs Receive DEA License For First-In-Human Clinical Trial Of Psilocybin To Treat Depression Cybin Inc. (NEO: CYBN) (NYSE: CYBN) and Clinilabs Drug Development Corporation (Clinilabs) announced that the U.S.
Reason · Aug 11, 2022 Walgreens 'Helped Fuel' Opioid Crisis in San Francisco, Says Judge Plus: Americans want to vote on abortion, why the housing crisis has gone national, and more...
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022 Fentanyl is the most dangerous drug in America – but panic over it isn’t helping This synthetic opioid, 100 times stronger than morphine, is now the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45. Kevin E G Perry investigates how misinformation and panic have exacerbated the crisis and what people can do to stay safe
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022 In Mississippi, a trespasser, a killing and DEA meddling A veteran U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent has quietly returned to work in Mississippi more than a year after he was charged with murder in the shooting death of his mentally ill neighbor
ABC News · Aug 5, 2022 Brittney Griner has been sentenced to jail time in Russia. Could a controversial prisoner swap bring her home? Brittney Griner's fate could depend on a man imprisoned thousands of kilometres away — an international arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death" who could be offered up in a prisoner swap deal between the US and Russia.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022 Ann Shulgin obituary Therapist and countercultural figure who explored the use of psychedelic drugs for anxiety and other disorders
WEKU · Aug 2, 2022 New book chronicles how America's opioid industry operated like a drug cartel Two Washington Post journalists say pharmaceutical companies collaborated with each other — and with lawyers and lobbyists — to create laws to protect the industry. Their new book is American Cartel.
Reuters · Aug 1, 2022 Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for Americans held by Moscow? The life of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens detained by Moscow, sometimes reads like a far-fetched spy thriller.
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022 Debunked stories of police ‘overdosing’ from fentanyl are everywhere. They’re causing real harm Police are not ‘overdosing’ from synthetic opioids by touching them, but the stories are driving more propaganda, fear and the stigma targeting people who use drugs, medical experts tell Alex Woodward