Officials last week dismantled a sprawling illegal marijuana cultivation site hidden deep inside Sequoia National Park, hauling out thousands of plants and nearly a ton of toxic debris that had scarred the wilderness. Crews removed 2,377 full-grown marijuana plants and nearly 2,000 pounds of trash and infrastructure from a site …
Read More »CRISIS IN NEW YORK: Mother recoils at safe injection site set across from school: 'Our babies are in there'
This article is part two of Crisis in New York, a series examining the effects public policies have on the city’s already strained housing, law enforcement and drug services. Read part one. NEW YORK CITY – Francesca Barreiro loved being able to send her kids to the same Head Start …
Read More »Trump admin pulls visas for 50 Mexican officials in effort to crush drug cartels: report
The Trump administration has revoked the visas of at least 50 politicians and government officials in Mexico as part of its crackdown against drug cartels and their suspected political allies, according to Reuters. The politicians and officials are members of the country’s ruling Morena Party, headed by Mexican President Claudia …
Read More »Trump touts another US strike near Venezuela that killed six alleged drug smugglers
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. military carried out another strike on a suspected drug vessel off the coast of Venezuela, killing six suspected smugglers. “Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a …
Read More »State bans products with dangerous substance amid growing fears of overuse by kids
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday signed an executive order banning THC-containing beverages, gummies and other “intoxicating hemp.” Retailers in the Buckeye State will be required to remove all gummies, beverages, cookies and other products containing THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) — the main psychoactive compound found in the cannabis plant — from …
Read More »WATCH: Trump reveals two key reasons why he is authorizing CIA activity in Venezuela
President Donald Trump confirmed he would be authorizing Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) activity in Venezuela amid his efforts to combat Latin American drug traffickers with force. Trump indicated during a press conference alongside FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday that his administration was next looking “at land” in Latin America …
Read More »Colombia recalls US ambassador after Trump calls its leader 'illegal drug leader,' threatens military action
Colombia has recalled its ambassador to the United States amid rising tensions between the two nations and comments by President Donald Trump about the South American country’s leader. Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio Mapy announced the move Monday. “The ambassador of Colombia to the United States, Daniel García-Peña, has …
Read More »Dialing down dope: Trump White House moves toward easing restrictions on marijuana
Pot was hardly difficult to find on campuses, and elsewhere, back when it was not just illegal but targeted by politicians as a menace to society. In fact, it often found you, if you stopped in at parties or even small gatherings. When I was in college, there was a …
Read More »Deadly drug mix drives staggering rise in overdose deaths among seniors
America’s seniors aren’t immune to the ongoing opioid epidemic. Among adults 65 and older, overdose deaths from fentanyl mixed with stimulants — like cocaine and methamphetamines — have surged 9,000% in the last eight years, which matches rates among younger adults. That’s according to research from the American Society of …
Read More »3 killed in US strike on Colombian ELN vessel smuggling narcotics, Hegseth says
Three alleged narco-terrorists were killed in a U.S. strike on a drug smuggling vessel affiliated with Colombia’s National Liberation Army, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Sunday. The “lethal kinetic strike” happened Friday in international waters at the direction of President Donald Trump, Hegseth wrote in a post on X. …
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