Dozens of people line up outside the Silver State Relief medical marijuana dispensary in Sparks, Nevada, to be among the first in Nevada to legally purchase medicinal pot. he U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's refusal to decontrol marijuana has raised the hackles of doctors, patient advocacy groups, cannabis entrepreneurs, and potheads almost everywhere.
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DEA Wins the Battle but is Losing the War on Marijuana
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Scheduling conflicts: Federal government must loosen grip on growing, using cannabis
People hoping the federal government would revise its policies when it comes to medical cannabis were disappointed last week when the Drug Enforcement Administration declined requests to reclassify the substance. The DEA was acting upon petitions to remove cannabis from Schedule I. This keeps cannabis in the classification of substances "with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse." Other drugs listed under Schedule I include heroin, LSD, ecstasy, methaqualone and peyote.
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DEA Ends Mississippi's Medical Marijuana Research Monopoly
Countless activists, researchers and enthusiasts let out a collective whimper when the Drug Enforcement Administration upheld a 46-year-old policy of classifying marijuana as a Schedule I narcotic with no medicinal properties. But then, federal officials did something utterly unexpected and loosened restrictions on the cultivation of marijuana for research purposes.
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AG says killers in Pike County familiar with victims, area
The Ohio attorney general says whoever killed eight members from the same family in southern Ohio were familiar with the victims, their homes and the surrounding area. Attorney General Mike DeWine has also told the Cincinnati Enquirer that the FBI, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Department of Homeland Security have worked with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and other agencies on what's become a months-long investigation.
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Official: Killers of Ohio family familiar with victims, area
" The Ohio attorney general says whoever killed eight members from the same family in Ohio were familiar with the victims, their homes and the surrounding area. Attorney General Mike DeWine has also told the Cincinnati Enquirer that the FBI, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Department of Homeland Security have worked with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and other agencies on what's become a monthslong investigation.
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PDEA backs bill seeking affordable drug rehab treatment for Philhealth beneficiaries
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency supports a proposed bill that would extend affordable treatment and rehabilitation services to drug dependents that are entitled to health care benefits of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation . PDEA Director General Isidro S. LapeASa said that the Agency supports Senate Bill No.
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Chemical regulation related to drop in U.S. illicit drug users
Actions that limited access in the U.S. and Mexico to chemicals used to make illegal drugs may be responsible for a drop in the number of U.S. users of cocaine and methamphetamine, experts say. In a study, researchers point to two moves by governments that may be linked with these reductions .
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Pills seized from Paisley Park contained illicit fentanyl, same drug that killed Prince
Pills marked as hydrocodone that were seized from Paisley Park after Prince's overdose death actually contained fentanyl, the powerful opioid that killed him, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. The musician, who weighed only 112 pounds at the time of his death April 21, had so much of the drug in his system, autopsy results later showed, that it would have killed anyone, regardless of size, the source said.
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Yearlong probe points to couple as career dealers
Recently unsealed court documents detail law enforcement's surveillance of several interconnected groups of suspected drug dealers buying and selling methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana concentrate and other drugs throughout Mesa County in the last year. Arrest affidavits describe Rhiannon Marie Arredondo, 24, and her boyfriend, 27-year-old Christopher Cecil Pryor as central suspects who allegedly dealt methamphetamine by the pound, along with black tar heroin, sometimes out of their home down the street from Bookcliff Middle School.
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Hillary Clinton's Pledge to Reschedule Marijuana if Elected Could Backfire
In less than three months' time, tens of millions of American voters will head to the polls to decide who will become the 45th president of the United States of America. Who their selection will be remains a mystery.
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Realtor accused of fleeing U.S. drug charge
The B.C. Real Estate Council has suspended the licence of a Vancouver realtor it alleges is a wanted fugitive who fled the United States more than 10 years ago just as he was about to be sentenced for drug trafficking. In its written order, dated Aug. 12, the council said it investigated the similarities of realtor Jack Stephanian's photo with a Jacob Stephanian, whose image was posted on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's fugitives section, with a last-known address of Vancouver.
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Mislabeled fentanyl pills found at Prince's home, source says
Pills marked as hydrocodone that were seized from Paisley Park after Prince's overdose death actually contained fentanyl, the powerful opioid that killed him, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. The musician, who weighed only 112 pounds when he died April 21, had so much of the drug in his system, autopsy results later showed, that it would have killed anyone, regardless of size, the source said.
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Venezuela interior minister lashes out at U.S. over cocaine charges
Venezuela's interior minister and former boss of the country's anti-narcotics agency, General Nestor Reverol, hit back on Monday at accusations by a U.S. federal court that he abetted cocaine trafficking. Earlier this month, U.S. prosecutors announced an indictment charging that from 2008 to 2010, Reverol and another official took payments to alert traffickers over raids, hinder investigations and arrange the release of suspects, cash and drugs.
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Pennsylvania not alone in medical marijuana stance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration hasn't approved marijuana as safe and effective for treating any illness, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as recently as Aug. 11 kept marijuana in the same drug category as heroin, LSD and ecstasy. But Pennsylvania enacted a law in April that lists 17 conditions for which doctors can prescribe marijuana, including cancer, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, post-traumatic stress disorder, autism, epilepsy and Parkinson's, Crohn's and Huntington's diseases.
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What Is Fentanyl?
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Clean Your Bong
H MY GOD, did you hear about Malia Obama? Turns out the 18-year-old first daughter attended a Lollapalooza show where she was photographed smoking what appears to be a marijuana cigarette! Also, ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. To be fair, the story is not without its juicy elements.
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Mexia PD, FDEA, ATF, TGW make early bust
The Mexia Police Department assisted federal agents with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearm, and Texas Game Wardens with the arrest of Charles Earl Cooper age 39 of Mexia on the morning of August 19. To read more of this story, pick up a copy of Tuesday's edition of The Mexia News.
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Nurse practitioner cleared of charges
More than two years after his arrest, charges have been dropped against a Danville family nurse practitioner accused of prescribing medications he wasn't licensed to and signing prescriptions with another medical professional's name. On Tuesday, Michael C. Wagner, 47, was scheduled to stand trial on one count of forgery and one count of unlawful acquisition of a controlled substance - both felonies - filed by the state in January 2014 after a two-year investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Vermilion Metropolitan Enforcement Group, a drug task force of local police officers.
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Skid Row homeless fall ill again after smoking a illicit substancea
Los Angeles firefighters and paramedics help a person who fell ill in downtown Los Angeles, on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016. Firefighters evaluated 18 patients and took 14 of them to hospitals for doctors to determine the cause of the symptoms, said Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart.
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Drug suspect dies in PDEA shootout
A DRUG suspect was killed in a shootout with agents of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island Region when he resisted arrest during a drug bust at Barangay Blumentritt, Murcia in Negros Occidental Monday night. PDEA-NIR Director Julius Navales said Jerome Carampatana and his unidentified companion sold a big sachet of suspected shabu to their agent near a cemetery around 7:30 p.m. After the transaction was completed, Carampatana sensed the presence of other PDEA agents and police operatives, prompted him to fire at them, but his gun did not go off.
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