Drugism Dispatch #12
New Mexico governor approves medical psilocybin, Trump appoints drug czar, Canada appoints fentanyl czar, cops caught using/selling drugs on duty, + more...
There is quite a bit packed into this one as I’ve had my hands full the last couple months and there is a lot to catch up on. Starting with:
April (so far…)
New Mexico legalizes medical psilocybin The Politics of Psilocybin, Apr 7
What Will Sara Carter of Fox News Bring as “Drug Czar”? Filter, Apr 1
March
Trump chooses Fox News contributor Sara Carter as next drug czar STAT, Mar 28
Police chief pooped on floor and spiked office coffee with Adderall, Viagra, NJ cops say The Charlotte Observer, Mar 27
Trump to declare 'illicit' fentanyl 'Weapon of Mass Destruction,' per draft EO The Handbasket, Mar 18
UNODC: Opium prices in Afghanistan near historic peaks, mostly benefiting large-scale traffickers United Nations, Mar 12
Former Philippines President Duterte Arrested for His Brutal Drug War Filter, Mar 11
February
Hanceville police injected and distributed drugs while on duty, court records state AL, Feb 20
Why is pharmaceutical ketamine disappearing? Double Blind, Feb 19
Trump administration designates 8 Latin American cartels as ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ PBS, Feb 19
Peet’s Coffee Enacts Sweeping Heavy-Handed Discipline on Union Members It’s Going Down, Feb 15
Gen Z drink far less than their parents but want drugs decriminalised The Times, Feb 12
Canada appoints new fentanyl czar to coordinate fight against smuggling Reuters, Feb 11
House Republicans pass fentanyl bill with Democratic support The Hill, Feb 6
Cocaine "no worse than whiskey," would be "sold like wine" if legalized worldwide, Colombia's president says CBS, Feb 6
“New York Senators File Bill To Decriminalize Possession Of All Drugs” Marijuana Moment, Feb 3
