A.G. GancarskiJanuary 16, 2020
6min334
Judicial discretion eyed in drug possession cases.
Tag: fentanyl
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 16, 2020
Jacob OglesDecember 12, 2019
4min335
He filed the Fentanyl Sanctions Act earlier this year.
A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2019
5min325
The House legislation will be a heavier lift.
A.G. GancarskiNovember 22, 2019
3min336
AG Moody vows not to 'take foot off the gas'
Guest AuthorApril 4, 2019
6min440
"This is a legitimate health crisis!"
Guest AuthorApril 1, 2019
6min614
"Many 'Canadian' prescription drugs aren't Canadian at all."
Jacob OglesDecember 2, 2018
4min510
Attorney General-elect Ashley Moody signaled she will crack down on fentanyl distribution after a decision by China to label the synthetic drug as a controlled substance. “Chinese companies are the largest fentanyl suppliers directly and indirectly to the US,” Moody tweeted Sunday. “I will aggressively fight our opioid epidemic and am glad to see more positive […]
Jim RosicaNovember 1, 2018
6min633
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 […]
Danny McAuliffeMarch 22, 2018
5min241
Announcing a surge of 250 Drug Enforcement Agency task force officers to “places across America where the opioid crisis is at its worst,” U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions promised “to put drug traffickers right where they belong — the slammer,” and in extreme cases go as far as sentencing kingpins to death. Sessions, a former […]
A.G. GancarskiMarch 21, 2018
7min293
In a campaign capacity in Jacksonville Wednesday afternoon, Agriculture Commissioner and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Adam Putnam helmed an opioid roundtable. Putnam heard about Jacksonville’s own efforts on this front, as the city deals with an overdose crisis that has led to action on the local level. But even with that action, the problem is crippling the […]