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Colombia urges UN to remove coca leaf from harmful substances list | Colombia

Colombia has urged the United Nations to remove coca (a major ingredient in cocaine) from its list of harmful substances, where President Gustavopetro is a critic of the US-led drug war voice and removes cocaine (a key ingredient in cocaine) from its list. Not only cocaine, but coca leaves have also been brewed tea to […]

DOJ files lawsuit against CVS alleging controlled substances violations

The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued CVS Health. Accusation against major pharmaceutical companies Allegedly contributing to the opioid crisis by intentionally filling illegal prescriptions to boost corporate performance metrics. “Today's complaint holds CVS accountable for its misconduct, as these actions allegedly contributed to the opioid crisis and opioid-related deaths,” Brian M. Boynton, the Justice Department's […]

Texas Bill Would Designate Abortion Pills as Controlled Substances

Republican lawmakers in Texas want to follow in the footsteps of Louisiana and introduce a bill that would reclassify abortion pills as controlled substances. House Bill 1339, a bill by Texas Congressman Pat Curry (R), was introduced in November. classify Two abortion drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, as Schedule IV substances. It falls into the same […]

Election officials in multiple states receive suspicious substances, alarming the FBI

Election officials in more than a dozen states have received suspicious packages in recent days, raising safety concerns less than seven weeks before millions of Americans go to the polls to elect the next president and Congress. Election offices in several states, including Kansas and Iowa, were temporarily evacuated after receiving the packages, but the […]

South Korea Finds Toxic Substances in Shein and Temu Products

South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they had found high levels of toxic substances in women’s accessories sold by Chinese e-commerce giants Shein, AliExpress and Temu. South Korea is coming under intense scrutiny of products from fast-growing Chinese online retailers for alleged unfair business practices, shoddy craftsmanship and poor quality control. Korea Fair Trade Commission […]

Louisiana Senate moves to classify some abortion pills as ‘controlled dangerous substances’

Louisiana is moving forward with legislation that would classify the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled dangerous substances, threatening to criminalize those who possess the medication without a prescription. Lawmakers in the state added the measure as a last-minute amendment to another Senate bill, which criminalizes “coerced criminal abortion,” in which someone gives a […]