House passes bill to permanently classify fentanyl

House passes bill to permanently classify fentanyl as Schedule 1 drug
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House passed the HALT Act on Thursday, a bill that seeks to permanently classify fentanyl as a Schedule 1 substance.
House cracks down on fentanyl, passing bill elevating it to Schedule I drug
The House on Thursday passed legislation with Democratic support that would lead to harsher sentences for fentanyl traffickers. House GOP Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain, R-Mich., and Rep. Rob Bresnahan join Morning Joe to discuss.
Stricter penalties for fentanyl-related drugs passes House with bipartisan vote
A Republican-led bill to impose harsher sentences for people convicted of fentanyl-like drug crimes narrowly passed the House on Thursday evening, with 98 Democrats supporting the measure. The GOP-sponsored Halt All Lethal Trafficking,
House passes bill elevating fentanyl to Schedule I drug — joining heroin, LSD and marijuana
The legislation permanently reclassifies fentanyl as a Schedule I drug, meaning it has no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Other drugs with Schedule I classification, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), include heroin, LSD, marijuana, ecstasy and peyote.
House approves permanent Schedule 1 status for fentanyl in bid to curb overdose deaths
Bipartisan legislation co-authored by Rep. Bob Latta aims to combat fentanyl crisis, triggering mandatory minimum sentences for offenses.
Fentanyl's financial grip on US skyrocketed to $2.7T at height of Biden admin: study
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Michigan emergency room nurse accused of tampering with vials of fentanyl
A former Metro Detroit emergency room nurse is accused of tampering with vials of fentanyl, federal prosecutors said. Travis ...
Fiendish Hell’s Kitchen robbery crew used fentanyl as a weapon, resulting in 2 deaths: prosecutors
Did these men just happen upon people who took fentanyl on five different occasions?” Assistant District Attorney Meghan Hast ...
Lawton man convicted after Stephens Co. resident dies of fentanyl, meth toxicity
A federal jury has convicted a Lawton man after a Stephens County resident died as a result of fentanyl and methamphetamine ...
His hidden bags weighed as much as a bowling ball. They were actually filled with fentanyl.
Officials stopped Nunez in Union County and found four large wrapped bricks, each containing about 100 packages of ...
Santa Cruz County officials seize enough fentanyl to kill 200,000, two arrested
A pound of fentanyl has the potential to kill at least 226,796 people. Just 2 milligrams is considered a lethal amount ...
Drug dealer gets 5 years in prison for selling fentanyl outside Seattle treatment clinic
A man who sold fentanyl to people outside a Seattle drug treatment clinic will spend five years in federal prison, a U.S.
Why It Is So Difficult to Stop the Flow of Fentanyl Into the U.S.
Stopping fentanyl from entering the United States presents major challenges, raising the question of what Mexico can actually ...