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What Do Biden's Cannabis Pardons Mean For Psychedelics? Can This Huge Cultural Shift In America Lead To Legalization?

This article by Partick McConnell was originally published on Microdose and appears here with permission.

Benzinga

No, drug dealers are not trying to slip kids fentanyl, researchers say

Fentanyl poses real dangers to certain demographics, but experts say there’s a relatively low risk of “rainbow fentanyl” being passed to children.

Inverse

‘Rainbow fentanyl’ panic is obscuring the real dangers of a contaminated drug supply, experts say

PHILADELPHIA — As Halloween approaches, the federal government has been warning parents of a spooky new danger: Drug cartels are using rainbow-colored pills and powders that look like candy to introduce children to highly addictive synthetic opioids. One taste could kill.

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DEA Wants To Boost Production Of Cannabis & Psychedelics For Research In 2023

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing a significant increase in the amount of research cannabis allowed to be cultivated in 2023.

Benzinga

Blame the Government for the Adderall Shortage

Limiting the supply of a controlled substance does not remove demand. Users simply look elsewhere, including more unsavory sources.

Reason

Cannabis Chart Of The Week: Biden's Announcement – Stock Market Reactions And A Longer View

Biden's announcement of federal cannabis pardons and a review of the CSA scheduling of cannabis produced a whopping 32.4% pop in the MSOS ETF for the week, easily the largest gain since the ETF was created. After a 10-point retracement, MSOs remain over 20% higher.

Benzinga

Here's What Investors Need To Know About Biden's Marijuana Pardons

Marijuana stocks spiked following President Joe Biden's announcement that he would pardon those convicted of simple marijuana possession at a federal level.

Benzinga

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Suspected spy met with Trump in NJ

Investigators believe he may have infiltrated U.S. politics as part of a Chinese intelligence operation

Salon

Is 'rainbow fentanyl' a threat to your kids this Halloween? Experts say no

The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning that drug dealers are marketing rainbow-colored fentanyl to kids. Many drug experts say that's likely not happening.

WEKU

Ketamine Telehealth: Is It Safe? Is It Here To Stay?

This article was originally published on Microdose and appears here with permission.

Benzinga

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

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

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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.

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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 ...”

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Salon

"Tranq dope" spreads to more cities

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

The Independent UK

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 Hindu

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

Project has been reportedly out of the funding list of JICA

Daily Record

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

The Independent UK

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

Tribune News Service

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

‘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.

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