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Tyler Skaggs' death was early sign of fentanyl problem in Tarrant County, officials testify

FORT WORTH, Texas — The death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs in 2019 was one of the first in Tarrant County involving fentanyl, and that number continues to increase, toxicologists testified Friday in federal court.

Tribune News Service · Feb 12, 2022

STEM Solutions LLC Builds Federally Authorized Cannabis Lab For MMJ BioPharma Labs

MMJ BioPharma Labs recently became one of the only federally authorized labs dedicated to cannabis extraction, research, and development with their approved DEA Analytical Lab Registration for schedule 1-4 drugs.

Benzinga · Feb 11, 2022

A coroner raised the alarm over fentanyl for years – then it took her son

Alfarena McGinty signed countless death certificates with the powerful synthetic opioid, before receiving a call no parent should have to answer. She tells Richard Hall her story

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

Seattle Physician Launches Push To Reschedule Psilocybin For Medical Use

The DEA recently increased its quota for psilocybin for 2022, as well as for the legal production of psychedelic drugs such as MDMA and DMT, in response to heightened demand and

Benzinga · Feb 4, 2022

Ex-top drug cop in Bolivia charged with cocaine trafficking

A former Bolivian antinarcotics chief has been charged in the U.S. with conspiring to provide top-level protection for cocaine shipments to the United States

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

Cancer Patients' Case To Use Psilocybin Under Right To Try Law Dismissed By Fed Appeals Court

As the psychedelics space gains traction on many levels, a number of studies are being conducted to examine whether psychedelic medications can or should be used to treat depression in cancer patients.

Benzinga · Feb 1, 2022

BICX: Pandemic surge leads to worsening trend in opioid deaths

By Beth Senko, CFA OTC:BICX READ THE FULL BICX RESEARCH REPORT

Benzinga · Jan 31, 2022

DEA tells how to crack the emoji code for buying and selling drugs on social media

In an effort to raise awareness about the vast number of counterfeit pills — often containing deadly doses of fentanyl — that are flooding the illicit drug market, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has released a guide to emojis used by people looking to buy and sell drugs on social…

Tribune News Service · Jan 29, 2022

About 100 bags of fentanyl found in bedroom of Connecticut student who died after overdosing at school, police say

HARTFORD, Conn. — About 100 bags of fentanyl were allegedly found in the bedroom of a Hartford child who died this month after overdosing on the drug at school, police said this week.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2022

Bill Madden: With help from Rob Manfred, David Ortiz gets free pass into Hall of Fame, while others are held to a higher standard

NEW YORK — After wading through the muck of steroids cheats, drug dealer associations, lurid sexual harassment charges, and an alt-right extremist who once called for their lynching, the Baseball Writers Association Tuesday bid good riddance to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Curt Schilling on their ballot, dealt…

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2022