More than a dozen states have said that marijuana and the dispensaries that provide it are essential services in a quarantine. Just like health services, grocery stores, pharmacies, and hospitals, many states are considering marijuana an essential product. California went so far to say in their shelter in place declaration that dispensaries are critical infrastructure […]
Ethyl-U-47700 is this week’s newest drug to come to market. On average, one new drug comes to the illicit market each week. Ethyl-U-47700 is classified as a novel opioid. Novel opioids have been reported to cause opioid-like effects similar to heroin and fentanyl. Novel opioids in the trans-N-[2-(methylamino)cyclohexyl]-benzamide class (e.g. U-47700) and similar classes (e.g. […]
Just a few days ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered California’s 40 million residents to shelter in place. The order was put in place so that California could limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID19) and limit the burden to California’s health care system. Essential Workers Include Those Working in Pot Shops On page one […]
People that suffer from addiction meet regularly to help with their recovery. Most times, this can last a lifetime. But in the age of the coronavirus (COVID), this can be difficult. California, with a skyrocketing addiction rate, has placed 40 million people under a shelter in place order. How will those addicted to drugs or […]
As I write this, several counties and a few states have implemented Draconian measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus (COVID19). Many law enforcement agencies have altered the way they work, including limiting public contact in non-urgent cases and having non critical employees work from home. Cops Still Doing Proactive Work But, amid this […]
Smoking or vaping makes people more vulnerable to suffering from serious illness once diagnosed with coronavirus, a New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spokeswoman said Sunday. “If you are a smoker or a vaper that does make you more vulnerable,” de Blasio said at a press conference. “If you are a smoker or a […]
Each week, a new drug comes to the illicit drug scene. This week’s drug is 3,4-Difluoro-U-47700. It is a novel opioid that is very similar to U47700. U47700 came to the market a few years ago and resulted in several overdose deaths of young people. I’ve written extensively about U47700 and other opioids like it […]
There are a lot of police officers around the country that believe you can only make a driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) arrest if the driver “fails” the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST’s). It floored me when I first learned this. I was teaching at the Texas DRE/DUI Conference when I learned people […]
The Coronavirus is affecting the illegal drug markets. While the world is freaking out about contracting coronavirus, the effects of this scare is about to hit drug users hard. Precursor Shortages The Coronavirus has slammed China’s production. That is where most of the worlds fentanyl precursors is coming from right now and Coronavirus was bound […]
On average, one new drug comes to market each week. Most of these drugs are classified as Novel Psychoactive Substances which are made in laboratories in China and sold openly on the internet. The latest drug started popping up in crime labs this month and is called N-Ethyl Pentedrone. N-Ethyl Pentedrone N-Ethyl Pentedrone is classified […]
