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Fentanyl in high school: A Texas community grapples with the reach of the deadly opioid

KYLE, Texas — The hallways of Lehman High School looked like any other on a recent fall day. Its 2,100 students talked and laughed as they hurried to their next classes, moving past walls covered with flyers that advertised homecoming events, clubs and football games. Next to those flyers, though,…

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Growing fentanyl crisis is leaving 'trail of death' in its wake, federal officials warn

LOS ANGELES — In the last two months, agents with Homeland Security Investigations have seized as much fentanyl as they did in all of 2019, federal officials said, warning that the amount of the drug hitting the streets is increasing every year with deadly consequences.

Los Angeles Times

Sex parties and fast cars: US agent turned cartel mole claims DEA corruption

As he enters prison, a disgraced former DEA agent who lived a decadent double life has claimed his own crimes were the tip of the iceberg

The Guardian - US

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Mexico authorizes U.S. seizure of drug lord Caro Quintero's property

A Mexican court has authorized the United States to seize drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero's assets in Mexico, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement on Thursday.

Reuters

DEA's most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid 'unwinnable war'

José Irizarry accepts that he’s known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he conspired with Colombian cartels to build a lavish lifestyle of sportscars, jewels and paramours around the world

The Independent UK

DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid 'unwinnable war'

The Independent UK

Teen deaths from fentanyl rising quickly: 'It has a hold on me, and I don't know why'

LOS ANGELES — The summer before 14-year-old Alexander Neville would have entered high school, he sat both of his parents down at the kitchen table in their Aliso Viejo home and told them he'd been taking Oxycontin pills he bought on Snapchat.

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Veterans Day, Kurt Vonnegut, War, Cannabis, PTSD: Some Thoughts To Ponder

Kurt Vonnegut, who would be 100 years old today, never liked the name Veterans Day. He preferred to call it Armistice Day, which marked the end of WWI, a day of peace when an armistice preceded a peace treaty…"a moment," Vonnegut wrote, "when armies stop killing each other."

Benzinga

Have fun outside, but please don't lick the hallucinogenic toads, National Park Service says

The National Park Service has a few simple requests for its guests who want to enjoy the outdoors: pick up your trash, be mindful of your campfires and please don't lick the Sonoran desert toads.

Los Angeles Times

A Dictionary Of Weed Slang: Leafly's Leafy Lexicon

This article was originally published on Leafly and appears here with permission. Here at Leafly, we have an appreciation for data and scientific research. Naturally, we also have an appreciation for the ever-evolving cannabis culture.

Benzinga

When fentanyl came to a Texas school

The first fentanyl-related deaths of students in an area south of Austin, Texas, were reported over the summer

Salon

An epidemic of fentanyl misinformation

More politicians say fentanyl should be deemed a "weapon of mass destruction." Do they even understand what it is?

Salon

Biden ponders marijuana moves as states forge ahead

WASHINGTON — Five states will vote next week on whether to join the 21 states and territories that have legalized recreational marijuana for adults. But the federal government is still stuck on whether to remove the plant from Schedule I of the federal drug code — a category reserved for…

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Biden ponders marijuana moves as states forge ahead - Roll Call

The U.S. policy debate has focused on whether more research is needed on potential benefits and harms of marijuana.

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The Independent UK

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

‘That was always the fear right, when we were kids, is that someone’s gonna sneak in a razor blade into an apple,’ Rogan says

WEKU

Unfounded fears about rainbow fentanyl become the latest Halloween boogeyman

Experts say misinformation about candy laced with drugs happens every Halloween. But public alarm from a DEA warning about bright-colored fentanyl pills remains.

The Times of India

Lucknow bizman in Albania jail for 'drug trafficking'

LUCKNOW: In a suspected case of 'mistaken identity', a 31-year-old Lucknow resident was arrested last Friday (Oct 21) in Albanian capital Tirana on charges of drug trafficking.

Tribune News Service

Colombian drug dealers’ dirty lawyers caught selling sweetheart deals to avoid US prison

DALLAS – The Colombian cocaine kingpins faced extradition to the U.S. on serious drug trafficking charges and a lifetime in federal prison. They were desperate, wealthy and needed excellent legal advice.

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Benzinga

Psyched: DEA Boosts Research Production, Booker's Psychedelics Reform, Kanye West's George Floyd Comments And More

DEA Boosts Production Of Cannabis & Psychedelics For Research In 2023 The DEA is proposing that 6.7 million grams (14,770 pounds) of marijuana be grown for research, more than double the amount suggested for 2022 (3.2 million grams).

Benzinga

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.

Inverse

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘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.

Benzinga

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.

Reason

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.

Benzinga

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.

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