Trump said that allowing prosecutors to seek the death penalty for drug dealers — an idea he said he got from Chinese President [who made himself Emperor (dictator) for life] Xi Jinping. The potential policy, which is being studied by the Department of Justice and the White House Domestic Policy Council, could include… ultra-severe penalties…
An Oregon company is recalling three brands of kratom powder products because samples have tested positive for Salmonella and an illness has been reported in connection with one of the products … “Consumers who may be in possession of potentially contaminated products are advised not to consume products labeled with the above product descriptions and…
Greg Kasarik Bicycle Day 2016 LSD Arrest – Police Interview LINK So effectively, the point of exercise is to get to the Supreme Court and force the Victorian government to either put up or shut up – come up with a demonstrably justifiable reason [for denying access to LSD] … In past decisions the Supreme Court has made…
“It’s not about the numbers, because the policy continues,” Pabillo told reporters. “If we are not vigilant, it’s possible that the killings will escalate. So we should not ignore this.” The death toll in the drug war already surpassed 20,000 in the first 20 months of the Duterte presidency, according to an opposition senator. Original…
Sales reps, May told me, received training in “overcoming objections” from clinicians. If a doctor inquired about addiction, May had a talking point ready. “ ‘The delivery system is believed to reduce the abuse liability of the drug,’ ” he recited to me, with a rueful laugh. “Those were the specific words. I can still…
His research did suggest some addictive qualities of kratom, but not so much to prompt the FDA to issue such a dire warning. It is quite the opposite, Hemby notes, saying the plant has a low potential for abuse. Regarding research conducted by Scott Hemby, Head of the Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences at High…
“This is literally the same battle that marijuana had to fight,” she says. “People had to go to jail so that people could go across the street and buy a joint” … She also maintains strict quality control over her kratom supply and actually advocates for thorough consumer-protection rules in Colorado … “I think state…
The drug pushers we have in mind here have caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, enough fatalities to decrease overall U.S. life expectancy at birth for the last two years running. Yet no police SWAT teams have pounded down any doors hunting these drug pushers down … The really big bucks … started flowing in the 1960s. [Their]…
“Regardless of the ruling, in my eyes we won,” says Belen, who was at the hearing. “The sheer fact that we were given the attention we received, it was a win. We are now one step closer to hope and victory.” It’s likely the case will appear in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Second…
*In 2015, activists with the Weed for Warriors project dumped pill bottles and syringes in front of the White House lawn to drawn attention to the overprescription of opioid drugs to wounded veterans. Then, last May, protesters held a “die-in” at the New Hampshire State House when U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price…
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