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Oct 19 2022
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The Coming Drug War
Just as with illegal immigration, the costs of fentanyl borne by everyday communities will transform American politics.
Political earthquakes occur when the tectonic plates of elite and popular opinion begin grinding against one another. Nearly two decades ago, the shifts on immigration were just being noticed. Political elites were in a rush to welcome and regularize the enormous
National Review
May 16 2023
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WA Senate votes to raise penalties for drug possession, criminalize public use of drugs
OLYMPIA — The Washington state Senate passed a bill Tuesday morning that would raise the penalty for drug possession to a gross misdemeanor and criminalize use of drugs in a public place. The bill passed 43 to 6 and will now move to the House for a potential vote in a special session that began Tuesday. In a concession to Republicans who wanted more local control, the bill would allow cities
The Seattle Times
Jun 17 2022
Analysis
The Coming War On Abortion Drugs
There’s a new war on drugs looming. But it won’t involve addictive narcotics or S.W.A.T. teams banging down doors. Instead, the approaching battle will be over medication that is safer than Tylenol and approved by the Food and Drug Administration: Abortion drugs.
Medication abortion is the most common method of abortion in the country, accounting for about 60% of all abortions in the U.
HuffPost
May 15 2023
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Washington Drug Law Special Session
Democratic and Republican leaders in the Washington Statehouse have reached a tentative deal on a major new drug policy, one that would avoid making the state the second to decriminalize the possession of controlled substances. Lawmakers will consider the compromise Tuesday when they return to Olympia for a special session. Gov. Jay Inslee called them back to work after they failed to pass a
The Buffalo News
May 15 2023
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Washington Drug Law Special Session
Democratic and Republican leaders in the Washington Statehouse have reached a tentative deal on a major new drug policy, one that would avoid making the state the second to decriminalize the possession of controlled substances. Lawmakers will consider the compromise Tuesday when they return to Olympia for a special session. Gov. Jay Inslee called them back to work after they failed to pass a
The TimesDaily
May 15 2023
News
Washington Drug Law Special Session
Democratic and Republican leaders in the Washington Statehouse have reached a tentative deal on a major new drug policy, one that would avoid making the state the second to decriminalize the possession of controlled substances. Lawmakers will consider the compromise Tuesday when they return to Olympia for a special session. Gov. Jay Inslee called them back to work after they failed to pass a
Idaho State Journal
May 23 2023
Perspectives Blog
Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Drug Policy
There were nearly 110,000 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2022. Opioid addiction and fentanyl laced drugs continue to be an issue across communities, Republican and Democratic, especially since the pandemic which drove Americans further into isolation.
Here are a few examples of data and stories on bipartisan solutions to the issue:
92% of Democrats, 76% of Republicans Clare Ashcraft
Feb 21 2023
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Trial of Mexico’s Former Top Cop Neglected U.S. Role in War on Drugs
, Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s former top law enforcement official known as the “architect” of the Mexican side of the drug war, was found guilty in New York federal court of collaborating with the Sinaloa cartel, the biggest organized crime group in North America. For years, García Luna was the U.S. government’s most trusted ally in the war on drugs. As public security secretary, he wielded
The Intercept
May 22 2023
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Minnesota to legalize possession of drug paraphernalia, even if it has residue
Minnesota lawmakers passed a mammoth public safety budget bill that included little-noticed provisions that will legalize possession of drug paraphernalia and any drug residue that might be in it. The bill — signed by Gov. Tim Walz on Friday — allows people to possess hypodermic syringes or needles; removes the cap on the number of syringes pharmacists can sell people without a prescription;
Minnesota Reformer
May 25 2023
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Violent Cape Cod Gang Leaders Sentenced For Kidnapping, Drugs: Feds
HYANNIS, MA — Three men have been sentenced to decades in federal prison for a kidnapping that was recorded on video, shooting at a Hyannis man over a drug debt, and dealing heroin. According to prosecutors, an investigation into the three men began in 2018 and revealed that Edwin Otero, 33, of Hyannis; Justin Joseph, 35, of Pawtucket, RI; and Anthony Basilici, 39, of Pawtucket; and others
Patch.com