Drugs + Money

FDA Schedules Psychedelics Hearing, Amid New Push for Medical Approval

The Food and Drug Administration has unveiled multiple actions supporting President Donald Trump’s executive order fast-tracking access to psychedelic therapies…

July 15, 2026

WA Begins Albertsons Opioid Trial, for Pharmacy’s Role in “Public Nuisance”

Four years after Washington state sued Albertsons Companies, Inc. alleging that the grocery chain’s opioid dispensing “created a public health…

July 14, 2026

SAMHSA Rolls Out Funds for OUD Meds, Says That’s Not Harm Reduction

On July 6, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced approximately $281.25 million in funding for 15 federal…

July 7, 2026

Who Will Profit Most When the Drug War Ends?

The day I finish reading The Next Fix: The Winners and Losers Inside the Future of Drugs, by Professor Kojo…

July 6, 2026

Of Course 7-OH and Cychlorphine Fit Schedule I Criteria. All New Drugs Do.

The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to order emergency placements of 7-OH, cychlorphine and multiple substances related to each in Schedule…

July 2, 2026

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

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

Cychlorphine Is Not the Problem

Over the course of 2026 a growing number of headlines have invited the public to panic about cychlorphine, a relatively…

June 3, 2026

CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Beat Rx Opioid Racketeering Lawsuit

A legal battle between Florida hospitals and the nation’s biggest pharmacy chains came to a sudden end May 26, when…

May 28, 2026