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Opioid manufacturer Endo Health Solutions Inc. ordered to pay $1.536B in criminal fines and forfeiture for distributing misbranded opioid medication

Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice
Press Release

May 3, 2024

The second-largest set of criminal financial penalties ever levied against a pharmaceutical company...

DEA plans to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk drug, officials say

The Washington Post
by Michael Scherer, Tyler Pager,
Dan Diamond and David Ovalle

Apr 30, 2024

The Drug Enforcement Administration will move to loosen restrictions on marijuana in what would be a historic shift in federal drug policy, according to multiple people familiar with the matter...

Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year

Associated Press

Apr 26, 2024

Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven't legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year...

Do dying people have a ‘right to try’ magic mushrooms? 9th Circuit weighs case

Los Angeles Times
by Kevin Rector

May 1, 2024

Do dying patients have a “right to try” illegal drugs such as psilocybin and MDMA if they might alleviate end-of-life suffering from anxiety and depression...

America’s favorite, weed, comes with big health risks: Psychosis is an increasing risk of today's strong marijuana

Psychology Today
by Mark S. Gold, MD

Apr 30, 2024

Young adults and teens can develop an addiction to weed and become psychotic...

The Green Wave: Medical marijuana patient enrollment grew 610% since 2016

InvestingDaily
by John Persinos

Apr 18, 2024

Between 2016 and 2020, the number of patients enrolled in medical marijuana programs in the U.S. grew
“dramatically"...

Study: People with opioid use disorder less apt to get palliative care before dying

McKnight’s Long Term Care News
by Kristen Fischer

May 1, 2024

McKnight’s Long Term Care News,

Drug discount program is exploiting poor patients while corporate giants profit

Minnesota Reformer
by David Balto

Apr 26, 2024

Under the program, drug companies participating in Medicaid — known in Minnesota as Medical Assistance — provide sizeable discounts as high as 50% to these ‘safety net’ health care facilities...

Over 1,200 medical marijuana cards issued ahead of Qualla Boundary dispensary opening

Blue Ridge Public Radio News
by Lilly Knoepp

Apr 16, 2024

This Saturday, North Carolina will become the 39th state with access to medical marijuana as the Eastern Band of Cherokee opens the first marijuana dispensary in the state...