DRUGS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE

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> Biden Push to Ease Marijuana Restrictions Sparks Tensions; The potential reclassification of cannabis prompts objections from some federal officials who believe the move is half-baked. - WSJ 3.9.24

> California woman convicted of fatally stabbing boyfriend 108 times during ‘cannabis-induced psychosis’ - NY Post 12.4.23


Blue city drug haven - home to the infamous Kensington - passes bill to ban supervised drug sites; Philadelphia city leaders pass bill prohibiting supervised drug consumption sites - Fox 9.15.23

San Francisco hit with ‘tidal wave’ of fentanyl overdose deaths as city on track to set grim record - NY Post 8.22.23

Marijuana and binge drinking at 'historic highs': NIH report - Washington Examiner 8.17.23

Cannabis Is Linked to Mental Illness; A major new study shows that people who abuse the drug are more likely to be diagnosed with depression and bipolar disorder. - WSJ 7.6.23

Companies selling cannabis Delta-8 edibles get cease and desist letters on child-luring packaging - UPI 7.5.23

Horrific footage shows devastation of Philadelphia’s ‘tranq’ epidemic - NY Post 5.27.23

Treasury Department freezes assets of top Mexican fentanyl trafficker - UPI 1.30.23

Marijuana Retail Licenses in New York Going First to IRS Faces Tight Job Market as It Recruits Thousanda; The Internal Revenue Service is tackling the huge mandate of hiring the tens of thousands of specialists it needs to strengthen enforcement as part of a $80 billion agency overhaul.Those Convicted of Drug Crimes - WSJ 9.17.22

Parents of woman who died of fentanyl overdose offer reward to identify dealer; The family is now offering a reward of up to $50,000 to the person who can provide the name, address, and phone number of the dealer - NY Post 9.4.22

New Jersey opens doors to recreational marijuana sales - UPI 4.15.22

More fentanyl than heroin stopped at border for first time - Washington Examiner 1.2.22

Drug overdoses killed twice as many people in San Francisco last year than COVID - Washington Examiner 5.23.21

Exclusive: Taliban's Expanding 'Financial Power' Could Make It 'Impervious' To Pressure, Confidential NATO Report Warns - RFE/RL

SCW NEWSWATCH: "Maternal cannabis use in pregnancy and child neurodevelopmental outcome" - Nature 8.10.20

Grandma sues after being ‘wrongfully’ arrested at Disney World for CBD oil possession: Lawyer - KTLA

Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Linked To Autism In Children: Study - Forbes

Marijuana may hurt heart, more research needed, report find - American Heart Association

Marijuana may harm heart, experts say - UPI

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