February 3, 2022 Ex-top drug cop in Bolivia charged with cocaine trafficking A former Bolivian antinarcotics chief has been charged in the U.S. with conspiring to provide top-level protection for cocaine shipments to the United States.
February 2, 2022 NIH spent $2.3M injecting dogs with cocaine in experiment related to overdose research: report The National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent about $2.3 million between 2020 and 2021 on an experiment that involved injecting beagle dogs with cocaine, according to a new report.
February 1, 2022 Lockdowns only reduced COVID-19 death rate by .2%, study finds: 'Lockdowns should be rejected out of hand' Lockdowns during the first COVID-19 wave in the spring of 2020 only reduced COVID-19 mortality by .2% in the U.S. and Europe, according to a Johns Hopkins University meta-analysis of several studies.
February 1, 2022 Native American tribes reach $590M settlement over opioids Native American tribes in the U.S. have reached settlements over the toll of opioids
January 30, 2022 Louisiana 4-year-old dead after gun is fired in car where adults were smoking marijuana: authorities Two adults were smoking marijuana in a car in Louisiana when a gun was fired in a "negligent" act, striking and killing a 4-year-old boy who was sitting in the vehicle, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.
January 30, 2022 Cannabis may impair driving ability for up to 4 hours, study finds Cannabis can impair a person’s ability to drive up to 4 hours after the drug is used, according to a recent study.
January 27, 2022 Nancy Mace's push to legalize cannabis gets support from Amazon: Time to end the 'federal war on a plant' Rep. Nancy Mace, a GOP freshman lawmaker from a swing South Carolina coastal district, is making a Republican case to legalize marijuana on the federal level, and Amazon just offered a major endorsement of her plan.Â
January 26, 2022 Connecticut police say 100 bags of fentanyl found at dead youth’s home About 100 bags of fentanyl were found at the home of a 13-year-old Hartford boy who overdosed on the drug at school, police said.
January 26, 2022 Driver in Washington charged after killing cyclist, high on heroin A man fell asleep behind the wheel after smoking heroin in his car. He struck a cyclist and killed him. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
January 25, 2022 Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo's' appeal efforts rejected by US court; attorneys intend to appeal to SCOTUS A United States appeals court on Tuesday upheld the federal conviction of reputed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, lauding the judge who oversaw the trial for his handling of a case that drew international attention.