More Americans Smoke Pot Daily Than Consume Alcohol, Study Finds
More Americans are reporting daily or near-daily use of marijuana than those who drink alcohol at similar levels, marking the first time...
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May 212 min
DEA Withholds Support For Biden’s 'Low Level' Pot Change
In an isolated part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters known as the 12th-floor “bubble,” chief Anne Milgram made an...
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Crime and Justice News
May 202 min
Fentanyl Pill Seizures Surge Across Nation, Especially In West
Colorado set a record for fentanyl pill seizures in 2023 and looks ready to break the record in 2024. A new report from New York...
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Crime and Justice News
May 202 min
After Rescheduling, Marijuana Research May Still Be Difficult
Marijuana could get easier to study after the Biden administration's move to reclassify it as a less dangerous drug, but scientists say...
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Crime and Justice News
May 162 min
U.S. Overdose Deaths Surpass 100,000 for Third Consecutive Year
Overdose deaths have exceeded 100,000 for the third consecutive year, a stark reminder that the nation is still in an unyielding...
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Crime and Justice News
May 132 min
Study Finds Dramatic Spike In Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills
A new study shows a dramatic spike in the number of counterfeit fentanyl pills seized by law enforcement, an indication of the growing...
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Crime and Justice News
May 132 min
Advocates Worry Cities Will Not Use Opioid Settlement Funds Wisely
Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to cities and towns across the U.S.,...
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Crime and Justice News
May 71 min
Philadelphia Looks To Fix Drug-Plagued Neighborhood, Again
In Philadelphia, officials are working on strategies to fix one of the most drug-plagued neighborhoods in the country, which has...
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Crime and Justice News
May 72 min
Missouri Panel Calls For Changes After Dozens Of Children Die From Fentanyl
Fentanyl deaths among Missouri babies, toddlers and teens spiked as child welfare officials struggled to adequately investigate the...
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Crime and Justice News
May 61 min
Drug Firm Endo Hit With $1.5B In Penalties For Opioid Marketing
Endo Health Solutions Inc., a Pennsylvania pharmaceutical company that was once one of the largest opioid manufacturers, has been ordered...
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Crime and Justice News
May 21 min
Federal Weed Reclassification Could Be 'Lifeline' For California's Marijuana Industry
Industry insiders in California say the likely move by the Biden administration to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug , if...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 232 min
Philadelphia Mayor Ending Drug Market Amid Drug Crackdown
It wasn't that long ago that a Philadelphia mayor wanted to open a supervised drug consumption site and the City Council was passing...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 212 min
U.S. Probes International Groups' Illegal Marijuana Grows In 20 States
High electricity consumption of a home, its cardboard-covered windows and odor of marijuana drew law enforcement’s attention to an...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 152 min
Officials Use Opioid Settlement Aid For Some Ongoing Projects
State and local governments are receiving billions of dollars in opioid settlements to address the drug crisis that has ravaged the...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 121 min
Philadelphia Mayor's Safety Plan Focuses Heavily on Drug Market
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker traveled to Philadelphia's notorious Kensington neighborhood, walking past a line of tents and people lying in...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 122 min
Hamas Attack Sheds Light on Trauma and Psychedelics
In the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas fighters on Israelis, 360 of the approximately 1,200 people killed that day were attending an all-night...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 82 min
Will Oregon Drug Recriminalization Boost Jail Population?
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed the bill ending the first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization enacted three years ago. The new law...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 32 min
Oregon Reintroduces Criminal Penalties For Drug Offenses With New Law
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed a bill into law that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs on Monday. House Bill...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 22 min
Florida Court OKs Vote On Legalizing Recreational Pot
Florida Supreme Court justices on Monday approved ballot language for a constitutional amendment that will ask voters in November whether...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 291 min
'Alarming' Number of Drone Incursions at the Southern Border
Mexican cartels are sending as many as 1,000 unmanned drones across the border every month, according to a Pentagon official, reports...
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