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'Kash Patel is dangerous', clamour rises against Trump's FBI pick as he faces rocky path to US Senate approval
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Kash Patel is dangerous', clamour rises against Trump's FBI pick as he faces rocky path to US Senate approval

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated MAGA loyalist Kash Patel to lead the FBI. Kash Patel, who has worked as the chief of staff to the interim defense secretary and a member of the National Security Council during Trump's first term, has always been vocal against the President-elect's enemies. During his first term, Trump even proposed to appoint Patel as deputy …

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Matthew Perry and the ketamine boom: Expensive, dangerous and very ‘en vogue’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Matthew Perry and the ketamine boom: Expensive, dangerous and very ‘en vogue’

LA Times  

When Los Angeles County medical examiners worked last year to determine how Matthew Perry died, they discovered something startling. “There’s been a blow-up of ketamine clinics,” he said, adding that he’s Mahjoubi is president of the American Board of Ketamine Physicians, a new organization of medical professionals that, according to its website, vets providers who use the drug “for the …

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Top U.S. drug agency a notable holdout in Biden's push to loosen federal marijuana restrictions
7 months ago

Top U.S. drug agency a notable holdout in Biden's push to loosen federal marijuana restrictions

Hindustan Times  

In an isolated part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters known as the 12th-floor “bubble,” chief Anne Milgram made an unusual request of top deputies summoned in March for what she called the “Marijuana Meeting”: Nobody could take notes. Top U.S. drug agency a notable holdout in Biden's push to loosen federal marijuana restrictions Over the next half hour, …

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Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana
7 months, 1 week ago

Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. You have my word on it.” AP AUDIO: Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports the government effort to reclassify marijuana …

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Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
7 months, 1 week ago

Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

LA Times  

Marijuana plants for sale at a dispensary in Portland, Ore. A proposed rule sent to the Federal Register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs. The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, marking a historic shift …

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As the US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

As the US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it?

Associated Press  

As the U.S. government moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, there may be little immediate impact in the dozen states that have not already legalized cannabis for widespread medical or recreational use by adults. Following two previous failed attempts, a Nebraska group is gathering signatures to get two measures onto this year’s ballot: one to legalize medical …

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Marijuana to be officially reclassified as less dangerous drug, in historic move by US drug agency
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Marijuana to be officially reclassified as less dangerous drug, in historic move by US drug agency

Daily Mail  

US drug officials will move to redefine marijuana as a less dangerous drug, citing that it is less likely to be abused than heroin or MDMA. The DEA will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple-effects across the country. Once OMB signs off, the …

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DEA Moving Toward Recategorizing Marijuana As A Lower-Schedule Drug: Reports
7 months, 3 weeks ago

DEA Moving Toward Recategorizing Marijuana As A Lower-Schedule Drug: Reports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward removing marijuana from its list of Schedule I drugs, finally heeding calls from activists to stop conflating the widely used substance with the dangers of drugs that actually kill people, The Associated Press and The New York Times reported Tuesday. Despite being legalized for recreational use in 24 U.S. …

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U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
7 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift

LA Times  

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than other drugs. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. “Right now, the …

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Vice President Harris and rapper Fat Joe team up for discussion on easing marijuana penalties
9 months, 1 week ago

Vice President Harris and rapper Fat Joe team up for discussion on easing marijuana penalties

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and rapper Fat Joe led a White House discussion Friday on easing marijuana penalties, with Harris saying it’s “absurd” that the federal government classifies marijuana as more dangerous than fentanyl, the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths annually the United States. Harris, a former state prosecutor in California, also criticized the …

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HHS Reportedly Calls On DEA To Reclassify Marijuana As Less Dangerous Drug
1 year, 3 months ago

HHS Reportedly Calls On DEA To Reclassify Marijuana As Less Dangerous Drug

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recommended easing restrictions on marijuana, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a letter. In the letter addressed to the Drug Enforcement Agency administrator Anne Milgram, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine asked for marijuana to be reclassified as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act, …

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Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low'
1 year, 7 months ago

Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low'

NPR  

Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low' Last December, Officer Courtney Bannick was on the job for the Tavares, Fla., police department when she came into contact with a powder she believed was street fentanyl. Reports of police suffering severe medical symptoms after touching or inhaling powdered fentanyl are common, occurring "every few …

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More sanctions for deadly fentanyl if bill becomes law
1 year, 7 months ago

More sanctions for deadly fentanyl if bill becomes law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Over the past year, the U.S. Treasury Department has used its sanctions powers to impose wide-ranging financial penalties on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine — turning Russia into the most sanctioned country in the world. Now, the federal agency is facing increasing pressure, including from legislation introduced Tuesday in the Senate, to use those tools …

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Opinion: Why are we denying people with opioid addiction the most effective treatment?
1 year, 8 months ago

Opinion: Why are we denying people with opioid addiction the most effective treatment?

LA Times  

Signs at an Oregon treatment center show where receptacles to dispense methadone should be disposed of after use. But if your diagnosis were for opioid addiction and you came to see me, an addiction specialist, federal regulations written half a century ago would bar me from prescribing the most effective treatment: methadone. If I want my patients to access this …

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Dangerous mix of fentanyl and animal tranquilizer detected in few seizures in San Diego
1 year, 11 months ago

Dangerous mix of fentanyl and animal tranquilizer detected in few seizures in San Diego

LA Times  

The Drug Enforcement Administration says xylazine has been detected 23 times in the last two fiscal years in San Diego and Imperial counties. When the animal sedative is cut into fentanyl and heroin and sold on the street, it’s commonly referred to as “tranq” or “tranq dope.” The Drug Enforcement Administration’s San Diego field office reported that xylazine has been …

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Joe Rogan and Dr Phil push Halloween candy fentanyl story before producer says it could be fake
2 years, 1 month ago

Joe Rogan and Dr Phil push Halloween candy fentanyl story before producer says it could be fake

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “That was always the fear right, when we …

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DEA: Fake pills containing fentanyl helping drive OD deaths
2 years, 2 months ago

DEA: Fake pills containing fentanyl helping drive OD deaths

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An increasing number of fake prescription pills that contain potentially deadly fentanyl are helping drive overdose death rates to record levels in the U.S., including some now manufactured in rainbow colors designed to look like candy, federal officials said Tuesday. Vastly powerful synthetic drugs like fentanyl are behind record overdose deaths in the U.S. Law enforcement officials nationwide …

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Fentanyl is the most dangerous drug in America – but panic over it isn’t helping
2 years, 4 months ago

Fentanyl is the most dangerous drug in America – but panic over it isn’t helping

The Independent  

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‘Forgotten’ US victims of Mexican drug lord want justice
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Forgotten’ US victims of Mexican drug lord want justice

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — When fugitive 1980s Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was arrested in Mexico last week, it stirred up old, terrible memories for Lannie Walker, the daughter of American writer John Clay Walker. While Caro Quintero was only ever sentenced in Mexico for the killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena and Mexican pilot Alfredo …

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Colombian man extradited to US to face narco-terrorism case
2 years, 7 months ago

Colombian man extradited to US to face narco-terrorism case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Colombian man was brought to New York to face charges Friday that he tried to broker deals for weapons with known drug dealing terrorist groups and hoped to murder a U.S. agent as a trophy. They said Melo didn’t realize that the individuals he thought were arms traffickers were actually U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confidential sources. …

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Windmills, tulips and the blood-soaked streets of Amsterdam
3 years, 4 months ago

Windmills, tulips and the blood-soaked streets of Amsterdam

The Independent  

A man steps out of a fast-food joint into a hail of more than 80 bullets. Arrested two years ago in Dubai, along with 16 others, he’s facing a litany of murder charges in the “Marengo” process – one of the largest trials in Dutch history. I can have cocaine in the living room and it’s not a problem.” open …

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Haiti police kill four suspects linked to Moise assassination
3 years, 5 months ago

Haiti police kill four suspects linked to Moise assassination

Al Jazeera  

Police kill four suspected ‘mercenaries’ and capture two others as President Jovenel Moise’s assassination threatens more chaos. Security forces in Haiti have shot dead four suspected killers of President Jovenel Moise and captured two others, the country’s police chief said on Wednesday, as the brazen assassination threatened to plunge the already impoverished, crisis-hit Caribbean nation deeper into chaos. Police General …

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Suspected Southern California drug dealers charged in 11 overdose deaths
3 years, 7 months ago

Suspected Southern California drug dealers charged in 11 overdose deaths

LA Times  

Federal authorities in Los Angeles have charged 11 people with supplying drugs that caused fatal overdoses — mostly fake oxycodone pills laced with dangerous quantities of fentanyl. Federal agents fanned out across Southern California this week to arrest suspects charged with supplying drugs that caused 11 fatal overdoses amid a rising danger from black-market pills laced with fentanyl. In California, …

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Former Walmart Pharmacists Say Company Ignored Red Flags As Opioid Sales Boomed
3 years, 11 months ago

Former Walmart Pharmacists Say Company Ignored Red Flags As Opioid Sales Boomed

NPR  

Former Walmart Pharmacists Say Company Ignored Red Flags As Opioid Sales Boomed Enlarge this image toggle caption Hannah Yoon for NPR Hannah Yoon for NPR When Ashwani Sheoran showed up for early morning shifts at pharmacies in rural Michigan wearing his white Walmart smock, he often found customers waiting, desperate for bottles of pain pills. Pharmacists complained that dangerous "pill-mill" …

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