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Texas cops let handcuffed man on LSD pound his head 50 times before dying

…and then tried to prevent the man’s parents from finding out what happened … The Dallas County District Attorney … found sufficient evidence to file criminally negligent homicide charges against Mesquite officers for shocking Dyer in the testicles and failing to restrain the disoriented man — but the three-year statute of limitations had already passed.​…

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Why does the FDA care about Kratom?

The process of determining the legality of a substance—in this case kratom—is not something most laypeople are familiar with. The FDA says they need information from the DEA. The DEA says scientific tests take time and money but if and when they have anything, they’ll surely send it along to the FDA … Lowin said,…

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Lane County health officials issue warning on kratom

email  here: Karen Gaffney Director of Lane County Health and Human Services “Future steps by the county could include asking local businesses to voluntarily stop selling the substance, he said. The county also could approve a local ban”.  –Jason Davis, a spokesman for Lane County Public Health LINK But kratom enthusiasts have resisted previous attempts to crack down…

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Local kratom users question official warnings about related deaths

Kratom is not (technically) an opioid or a synthetic substance. It’s a natural botanical native to tropical Southeast Asia that is part of the coffee family, according to the American Kratom Association. Many users believe pharmaceutical companies and lobbyists want to prevent alternative remedies from cutting into their drug profits. Scott Sutton, who plays drums…

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232 substances… [and big questions]

While the test came back negative for 232 of the substances tested for, it returned positive for mitragynine, the active chemical in kratom. The test detected 3,500 nanograms per milliliter of mitragynine in Dana’s blood, nearly six times as much as any other blood test from an alleged kratom overdose. … National Medical Services Labs,…

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Will magic mushrooms be the next… [plant] to become legal in California and Oregon?

He is looking to collect 365,880 voter signatures by April to get his California Psilocybin Legalization Initiative on the statewide ballot. Under the measure, possessing, growing, selling or transporting psychedelic psilocybin mushrooms would be legal for adults over the age of 21. Original Article (Newsweek):Will magic mushrooms be the next drug to become legal in…

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