On Tuesday, the DEA issued a final order to increase the 2020 Aggregate Production Quotas for a variety of opioids, benzodiazepines and other drugs used to treat people with COVID-19 (coronavirus). The order increases the APQ by 15 percent for certain substances including fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone, codeine, ephedrine, and pseudoephedrine, and certain controlled substance intermediates […]
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 […]
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 […]
