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This is just incredibly stupid.
We live in the dumbest timeline.
This will be used to punish people with opioid use disorder.
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"Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. The designation could have sweeping impacts on U.S. policy toward China as well as the Trump administrationâs military buildup in the Western Hemisphere." www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Trump brands fentanyl a âweapon of mass destructionâ in drug war escalation reut.rs/4qhfAHf
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Trump brands fentanyl a âweapon of mass destructionâ in drug war escalation
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, a move that dramatically expands the U.S. governmentâs authority to fight the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of American overdose deaths each year.
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Parents of notorious Border Patrol agent blame public backlash for his overdose death lbpost.com/news/isaiah-...
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Parents of notorious Border Patrol agent blame public backlash for his overdose death
Itâs the first time theyâve spoken out since their sonâs controversial arrest of a U.S. citizen and his drunken confrontation with police drew intense scrutiny.
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President Donald Trump said he was classifying fentanyl as a âweapon of mass destructionâ in his latest push to ratchet up pressure on Latin America over drug trafficking
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Trump Says He Will Classify Fentanyl as Weapon of Mass Destruction
President Donald Trump said he was classifying fentanyl as a âweapon of mass destructionâ in his latest push to ratchet up pressure on Latin America over drug trafficking.
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A proposal that would make possession of any amount of fentanyl a felony and stiffen penalties for distribution will go before the stateâs voters next November, the Colorado Secretary of Stateâs office said Monday.
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Colorado voters will decide on harsher penalties for fentanyl on the 2026 ballot
In 2024, 761 people died in Colorado from a fentanyl overdose. That represents a decrease from other recent years but is still far more fentanyl-related deaths than even five years prior.
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Label is the latest instance of Trump using militarised language to justify US operations against drug smuggling.
www.aljazeera.com
Trump signs executive order labeling fentanyl âweapon of mass destruction'
Label is the latest instance of Trump using militarised language to justify US operations against drug smuggling.
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Trump signs executive order classifying fentanyl as a âweapon of mass destructionâ
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Trump signs executive order classifying fentanyl as a âweapon of mass destructionâ
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order classifying fentanyl as a âweapon of mass destruction.â
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Marijuana is considered a Schedule I drug under the Food and Drug Administrationâs classification of controlled substances. The FDA defines drugs on the list, such as heroin and cocaine, as lacking any medicinal value and carrying a high likelihood of abuse.
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Trump 'very strongly' considering loosening federal marijuana regulations | Arizona Mirror
President Trumpâs administration is looking âvery stronglyâ at reclassifying marijuana from the strictest category of controlled substances.
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On Dec. 15, the White House announced an executive order designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. The order claims that fentanyl is closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic and warns about its potential use by adversaries in a terror attack. Read the order, from @pwbeck.bsky.social.
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Executive Order Designates Fentanyl as Weapon of Mass Destruction
The White House says fentanyl is âcloser to a chemical weapon than a narcotic,â warning about the opioid's possible use in a terror attack.
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order classifying âillicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicalsâ as weapons of mass destruction. cnn.it/4aO3X5R
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Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction
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Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction
The designation could have sweeping impacts on U.S. policy toward China as well as the Trump administrationâs military buildup in the Western Hemisphere.
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She unknowingly became addicted to fentanyl as a teenager. A first-in-the-nation program for Santa Clara County youth helped her get sober.
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She unknowingly became addicted to fentanyl as a teenager. A first-in-the-nation program for Santa Clara County youth helped her get sober.
Other hospitals across the country have modeled their own youth opioid treatment programs after the one at Valley Medical Center.
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A black SUV, seen in a video, might have had occupants who witnessed events leading to the fentanyl-related death.
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Placer Sheriffâs Office seeks possible witnesses in Rocklin fentanyl homicide
A black SUV, seen in a video, might have had occupants who witnessed events leading to the fentanyl-related death.
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BREAKING: President Donald Trump has taken action classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction" as his administration escalates efforts to combat the flow of illicit drugs into the United States.
Read more at: bit.ly/3YudCXT
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DJT just signed an EO designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).
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Breaking: President Trump signs executive order classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction."
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Trump signs order classifying fentanyl as 'weapon of mass destruction'
The executive order comes as the president has signed off on unprecedented airstrikes on alleged drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean.
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New Trump tariffs collection hits $200 billion, Customs says
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New Trump tariffs collection hits $200 billion, Customs says
President Donald Trump this year unilaterally imposed, without congressional authorization, what he calls reciprocal tariffs and fentanyl tariffs on imports.
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Trump: "This historic executive order that I will sign today will formally classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, which is what it is. No bomb does what this is doing."
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The president made the announcement ahead of a medal pinning for military members receiving the Mexican Border Defense Medal.
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Trump Says Fentanyl âWeapon of Mass Destructionâ in New Executive Order
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NEW â Trump has signed an executive order "designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemical as weapons of mass destruction (WMD)." www.whitehouse.gov/presidâŚ.
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
www.thehandbasket.co
Trump to declare 'illicit' fentanyl 'Weapon of Mass Destruction,' per draft EO
A copy of the draft was obtained and reviewed by The Handbasket.
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Trump Says He's Going To Classify Fentanyl As A 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction'
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Trump Says He's Going To Classify Fentanyl As A 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction'
Trump Says He's Going To Classify Fentanyl As A 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction'
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@tmarieg.bsky.social of the National Black Harm Reduction Network notes in this @ipostnews.bsky.social coverage, more must be done for the communities most impacted by the #OverdoseEpidemic. #OpioidSettlement funds must be invested in...
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Buffalo's use of opioid-fighting funds "screams of misappropriation"
Buffalo has spent only a third of the $6 million it's received. Little of that has gone to prevention, treatment and recovery programs.
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Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals in Philly, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities. By Jan Hoffman. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/1âŚ.
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A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a âWithdrawal Crisisâ in Philadelphia
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Medetomidine, an animal sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals in Philadelphia, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities.
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A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a âWithdrawal Crisisâ in Philadelphia
Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities.
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