Associated PressOctober 20, 2020
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Acting DEA Administrator Tim Shea details law-and-order crackdown.
Tag: DEA(L-R) Michael Hartline, Adam Hasner and John Volin. Images via Florida State University, Florida Atlantic University and University of Maine.
Associated PressOctober 20, 2020Associated PressApril 19, 2020
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Coronavirus shutdowns are disrupting supply chains for methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Guest AuthorMarch 26, 2020
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The only ones who should be worrying are the criminals.
Peter SchorschNovember 19, 2018
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Consider this column an “open letter” of sorts to the Florida Department of Health. First, do no harm. Got that? Though those words are not actually printed in the Hippocratic Oath, but it’s still an important medical axiom. Here’s the deal. The feds recently passed a new law known as “Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes […]
Jim RosicaNovember 1, 2018
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Following the feds’ lead, Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday issued an emergency rule allowing a new drug for child epilepsy patients that contains CBD, a ‘non-euphoric’ chemical from cannabis. Bondi’s filing with the Secretary of State notes there are now about “64 patients in the state of Florida who are legally using an FDA-approved […]
Guest AuthorMay 2, 2017
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Facing yet another drug overdose epidemic, the Florida Legislature has an opportunity to move the needle in the right policy direction — finally. As members of the Florida House and Senate are poised to pass new criminal violations, this time for trafficking in fentanyl and synthetic drugs, the heat is on to include policies that […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2017
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According to Kratom advocates, Godwin’s Law makes bad law, as a state representative’s comments undergo sustained scrutiny. Florida State Rep. Kristin Jacobs, a Democrat from Coconut Creek who filed legislation to outlaw Kratom components, caused outrage in the community of Kratom advocates Monday by saying their advocacy for the palliative properties of the plant reminded […]
Peter SchorschNovember 14, 2016
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After marijuana amendments passed in eight of the nine states where it was on the ballot Tuesday, now nearly a quarter of all Americans live in states where recreational use of marijuana is legal. Voters in California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada approved recreational marijuana amendments last week, giving nearly 50 million more Americans the right […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 27, 20164min311
Opioid abuse has ravaged the country in recent years. In 2015, a staggering 19 million people are estimated to have misused prescription medicines. Most obtained them from friends or relatives. And many of those who misused the drugs were first-time users. In response to that epidemic, Walgreens kicked off its Safe Medication Disposal Program last April […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 7, 2016
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There were multiple reports Thursday that the DEA is going to consider moving cannabis off of Schedule 1 this year, where it now resides with heroin. In Jacksonville, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy was asked by FloridaPolitics.com about his dispensation toward this move. Spoiler alert: He did not commit to a position. Surgeon General Murthy said that […]