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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

"Tranq dope" spreads to more cities

Xylazine is contaminating the drug supply, causing grisly injuries and death

Salon

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

Delay in Centre’s nod affects SilverLine’s foreign loan prospects

Project has been reportedly out of the funding list of JICA

The Hindu

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

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

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.

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‘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

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

'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

Fear-mongering about fentanyl for kids

One expert characterized the DEA's claims as propaganda that was "divorced from reality"

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Chicago Sun-Times

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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