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Update on the DEA's efforts to reschedule cannabis: what you …
September 11, 2024 - As readers of this column know, earlier this year the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) finally acted on President Biden's call to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I...
New Haven Resident Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison ... - DEA…
1 day ago · NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LISA FAUSEL, 61, of New Haven, formerly of Milford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in a …
DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, no-bid contracts - AP News
Apr 20, 2023 · WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating whether the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration under chief Anne Milgram improperly awarded millions of dollars in no-bid contracts to hire her past associates, people …
US DEA will reclassify marijuana, ease ... - Associated Press News
Apr 30, 2024 · The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.
Justice Dept plans to reschedule marijuana as a lower-risk drug - CNN
Apr 30, 2024 · The rescheduling recommendation, which was first reported Tuesday by the Associated Press, was hailed by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, including Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South ...
Two men arrested, charged in $2M meth operation bust in north …
18 hours ago · The DEA Houston Division, alongside Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, announced a major methamphetamine bust in north Houston, seizing drugs valued at $2 million.
Opioid crisis: DEA to strip license of large U.S. drug distributor - NPR
May 26, 2023 · The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says it will strip one of the nation's largest drug distributors of its license to sell and ship highly addictive painkillers within 90 days if some kind...
DEA probe 'ongoing' after Bongiovanni verdict - Buffalo News
3 days ago · The DEA probe of corruption in Western New York apparently will not end with the conviction of Joseph Bongiovanni, seen walking out of the Robert H. Jackson courthouse, according to statements by ...
Yearlong DEA operation cracks down on cartel associates ... - ABC News
May 5, 2023 · From May 1, 2022, to May 1, 2023, the DEA arrested 3,337 people and seized nearly 44 million fentanyl pills, more than 6,500 pounds of fentanyl powder, more than 91,000 pounds of methamphetamine, 8,497 firearms, and more than $100 million, according to a statement from the department.