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DHS Still Doesn’t Know What Its Fentanyl Seizures Actually Do

In December 2022, the Department of Homeland Security was required to create a data collection program for its fentanyl operations…

June 30, 2026

DEA, FDA Testify on First Day of Hearing on Marijuana Rescheduling

Lawyers for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on June 29 highlighted testimony on marijuana’s medical benefits, and its relative safety…

June 30, 2026

If the DEA Gets Bad Press for Not Seizing Fentanyl, the DEA Still Wins

In the week since the Associated Press and Albuquerque Journal separately reported on the Drug Enforcement Administration allowing certain fentanyl…

June 29, 2026

EU Nicotine-Tax Doubts After Parliamentary Rejections

The European Parliament has rejected two different plans to set minimum taxation rates for safer nicotine products. On June 17,…

June 29, 2026

Brazil’s Massive Cocaine Bust Doesn’t Mean It’s Winning the Drug War

On June 21, Brazilian authorities conducted what may have been the country’s largest-ever cocaine bust. The cocaine, seized from timber…

June 26, 2026

DEA Plans Emergency Ban for O-DSMT, Active Compound in Tramadol

On June 24 the Drug Enforcement Administration announced that it's preparing to temporarily place synthetic opioid O-desmethyltramadol (O-DSMT) in Schedule…

June 25, 2026

DEA Judge Sets Schedule for New Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing

A Drug Enforcement Administration judge has issued an order laying out the schedule for a hearing on the Trump administration’s…

June 25, 2026

Trial Tax: Long Prison Sentences as Punishment for Rejecting a Plea Deal

Twenty-five years ago, prosecutors offered T a deal: 15 years, with eligibility for parole after 12 years and nine months.…

June 24, 2026

Tiny Pacific Nation Applies for Global Nicotine Ban. Who’s Behind It?

One of the smallest countries in the world has set its sights on radically restricting—effectively banning—the global community's access to…

June 24, 2026

SAMHSA Pubs Surprisingly Harm Reduction-y Guide for Pharmacists Prescribing Bupe

On June 22 the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration published a resource document covering the role of pharmacists…

June 23, 2026