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Trump increases tariff on Canada to 35% from 25%, cites fentanyl – Reuters

Trump increases tariff on Canada to 35% from 25%, cites fentanyl  Reuters Five things that are more expensive in Canada due to tariffs  BBC Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Amends Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across our Northern Border  The White House (.gov) Trump says global baseline tariff rates will stay at 10%, Canada goes to 35%  Axios Canada PM …

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Stronger Than Fentanyl: A Drug You’ve Never Heard of Is Killing Hundreds Every Year – MSN

Stronger Than Fentanyl: A Drug You’ve Never Heard of Is Killing Hundreds Every Year  MSN Lethal drug could cause ‘biggest public health crisis’ since 1980s  The Independent Traces of deadly synthetic opioids found at needle and syringe disposal sites in SA  Scimex Stronger than Fentanyl – a new drug Nitazenes is sweeping Europe  Northlines Lethal opioids ‘more potent than heroin’ found in syringes in …

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Sampling of fentanyl in Baltimore reported to show new substance in the mix

Sampling of fentanyl in Baltimore reported to show new substance in the mix

Federal researchers in Maryland identified a dangerous new sedative, N-methyl clonazepam, mixed with fentanyl in a recent string of overdoses in Baltimore. Health officials warn that Narcan is ineffective against it. Findings from the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Montgomery County, Maryland, indicate a new — and dangerous — component in fentanyl is being sold on the street. …

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Trump Signs Fentanyl Criminalization Bill That Could Also Open Up Research On Marijuana, Psychedelics And Other Schedule I Drugs

Trump Signs Fentanyl Criminalization Bill That Could Also Open Up Research On Marijuana, Psychedelics And Other Schedule I Drugs

President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that will permanently ban analogues of fentanyl—though it also contains provisions that would remove barriers to conducting research into the risks and benefits of marijuana, psychedelics and other Schedule I drugs. The president signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act on Wednesday, accompanied by his yet-to-be-confirmed pick for …

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Trump signs bill with harsher penalties for dealers of fentanyl variants – The Washington Post

Trump signs bill with harsher penalties for dealers of fentanyl variants  The Washington Post President Trump Signs HALT Fentanyl Act into Law  The White House (.gov) Exclusive: Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight  NPR Trump signs legislation cracking down on illicit fentanyl  CNN New Martinsville family joins President at White House to sign fentanyl legislation  WTOV Source link

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President Trump Signs HALT Fentanyl Act into Law – The White House

President Trump Signs HALT Fentanyl Act into Law – The White House

Today, surrounded by families who have lost loved ones to the scourge of fentanyl, President Donald J. Trump officially signed the HALT Fentanyl Act into law — permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. As President Trump said, the legislation is “delivering another defeat for the savage drug smugglers and criminals and the …

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Trump to sign legislation cracking down on illicit fentanyl

Trump to sign legislation cracking down on illicit fentanyl

CNN  —  President Donald Trump will host congressional leaders and families affected by the fentanyl epidemic on Wednesday for a signing ceremony on bipartisan legislation that would strengthen prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers, White House officials tell CNN. The Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, which recently passed both the Senate and the House with bipartisan support, represents a …

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