New York City will become the first U.S. city to open officially authorized injection sites in an effort to reduce drug overdose deaths. Two supervised injection sites will open in two Manhattan neighborhoods, East Harlem and Washington Heights, with operations expected to begin as soon as today, Nov. 30, according …
Read More »Authorities Seize $77 Million Worth of Cocaine
In a joint operation with the New York Police Department, the New York State Police, and several other agencies, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency seized nearly 3,200 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $77 million at the Port of Newark/New York late last month. The bust is reportedly …
Read More »Octopuses Got High on MDMA. For Science
Johns Hopkins researchers got octopuses high on MDMA, and their findings might lead to a deeper understanding of social interaction — not just in the fascinating cephalopods, but in humans, too. In a new study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology, researchers soaked octopuses in diluted MDMA, which they …
Read More »Jeff Sessions' Marijuana Reversal Brings Swift, Bipartisan Condemnation
Days after recreational pot became legal in California, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has decided to revoke the Obama-era guidance that’s allowed state legal marijuana markets to flourish, according to the Associated Press, which also reports that Sessions plans to allow local U.S. attorneys to decide how aggressively to enforce federal …
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