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Shadowy snitch takes starring role in bribery trial of veteran DEA agents

A beefy, bald-headed informant known by the Spanish nickname Boliche – bowling ball –is expected to play a key role in the federal trial this month in New York of two veteran U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents charged in a $73,000 bribery conspiracy involving leaked information about ongoing drug investigations

The Independent UK

The story of the drug-running DEA informant behind the databases tracking our lives

You might not know Hank Asher. But you'll recognize how his creation and monetization of online databases helped change modern life.

WEKU

What’s fentanyl, and why have deaths due to drug overdose spiked in the US?

In 2021, two-thirds of drug-related overdose deaths in the US were linked to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

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Despite Debunking, Rainbow Fentanyl Myths Continue

Just as there are adult reasons for vape companies to sell flavored vape pods, there are adult reasons for drug dealers to color their fentanyl.

Reason

The miracle molecule no one can get

Making addiction medications low-barrier is key to beating back the tide of death caused by prohibition

Salon

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis

About 150 people from families who have lost a loved one to fentanyl poisoning have gathered at the headquarters of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as the U.S. faces its deadliest overdose crisis

The Independent UK

Third suspect charged over one-year-old’s fentanyl death at Bronx day care

Renny Paredes charged with distributing fentanyl that left Nicholas Dominici dead and three other toddlers seriously hurt

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Third arrest made in New York fentanyl nursery child death case

One-year-old Nicholas Dominci died death at a New York nursery after fentanyl was found hidden in the floor and stored on mats used by children for sleeping

Evening Standard

Revolving door redux: The DEA's recently departed No. 2 returns to a Big Pharma consulting firm

Washington’s revolving door kept spinning this week as the Drug Enforcement Administration’s recently departed second-in-command returned for another stint with a high-powered consulting firm where he previously advised OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

The Independent UK

Suspects charged in one-year-old’s fentanyl death at New York daycare

Bronx day care owner Grei Mendez and Carlisto Acevedo Brito charged after fentanyl allegedly stored on top of play mats

The Guardian - US

U.S. charges pair after deadly fentanyl is found on top of playmats at NYC day care

The operator of a Bronx day care and a relative are facing drug charges after a 1-year-old boy died and three other children became dangerously ill.

WEKU

Thermal imaging video shows moments before Danelo Cavalcante capture

Despite his best efforts to evade police, it was thermal cameras that finally spotted Danelo Cavalcante the night before his capture

The Independent UK

Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante arrested after 2-week pursuit in Pennsylvania

Authorities used a DEA aircraft with a thermal-imaging camera to narrow the perimeter around where the escaped killer could be hiding. Officers found him laying on his back on the ground and sent a canine officer to subdue him.

Chicago Sun-Times

Depressed by the War on Drugs? Magic Mushrooms May Help.

Research is promising, but drug warriors stand in the way.

Reason

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DEA Finally Relaxes Prescription Transfer Rules

The change, while welcome, is modest and won't get rid of patients' headaches as they try to fill their prescriptions.

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3 Cannabis Stocks to Consider Buying as HHS Recommends Easing Restrictions on Marijuana

Cannabis stocks could deliver outsized gains if marijuana is rescheduled, per a recent HHS recommendation. While the DEA weighs its options, here's a look at three names with significant upside potential, according to analysts.

WEKU

The share of U.S. drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing

The share of overdose deaths involving counterfeit pills doubled between 2019 and 2021, according to the CDC. Victims were often younger, Hispanic and had misused prescription drugs in the past.

Reason

35 Years Ago, a Judge Said Marijuana Did Not Belong in Schedule I. HHS Finally Agrees.

The 1988 case highlighted the DEA's stubborn insistence that marijuana has no "accepted medical use."

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Chicago Sun-Times

Marijuana reclassification won’t fix conflict between state, federal laws on pot

Moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III would facilitate medical research and benefit pot suppliers, but the federal prohibition on pot use would remain.

The Guardian - US

Increase in fake prescription pills fuels record drug overdose deaths in the US

CDC study reveals deaths have more than doubled from the counterfeits, which are mostly laced with fentanyl

Reason

Rescheduling Marijuana Would Leave Federal Prohibition Essentially Untouched

Although the HHS-recommended change would benefit researchers and the cannabis industry, it would not resolve the conflict between state and federal marijuana laws.

Salon

Patients can't find Adderall in shortage

Some are questioning the DEA’s role in allocating drug supply as the medication crisis deepens

Salon

It's time to deschedule marijuana

Rescheduling cannabis opens the door to reform, but not wide enough

Reason

What Rescheduling Marijuana Would and Wouldn't Do

Although it would leave federal prohibition essentially untouched, the change would facilitate medical research and dramatically reduce taxes on state-licensed suppliers.

The Independent UK

Marijuana users have higher levels of toxic metals in blood and urine, study finds

The team of researchers at Columbia University analysed data from blood and urine samples collected between 2005 and 2018 - this is what they found

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