| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. The Health 202: Obscure provision in House opioids' bill could restart war on drugs
USA. The Health 202: Obscure provision in House opioids' bill could restart war on drugs
(...) The issue in question is a change that has been mostly under the radar as lawmakers move a package of dozens of bills to address the public-health crisis. In the House version of a package to address the opioid crisis, but not the Senate one, is a provision that gives the attorney general power to create a special category for synthetic drugs, like the highly toxic fentanyl, and set penalties for those who make or sell them, giving the nation's chief law enforcement new authority to enact harsh penalties.
What critics hear is: War on Drugs redux. (Washington Post, Power Post, 19.09.2018)