Michigan sues opioid distributors under drug dealer law

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Tuesday sued four companies over the deadly painkiller epidemic, becoming what state Attorney General Dana Nessel said is the first state to sue major opioid distributors under a liability law that is typically used to go after drug dealers. The lawsuit was filed in Wayne County and names as... Read More

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Opioids

December 17, 2019

Oklahoma appeals judge’s $465 million order in opioid case

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A judge didn’t order Johnson & Johnson to pay enough when he said the company must pay $465 million to address Oklahoma’s opioid crisis, the state said in an appeal filed Monday. Attorney General Mike Hunter’s office argues the award is only enough to pay for one year of the state’s... Read More

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Johnson & Johnson, Opioids

December 17, 2019

Owners of OxyContin maker paid more after company’s big fine

The wealthy owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma started taking far more money out of the company after it was fined for misleading marketing of the powerful prescription painkiller. A court filing made by the company Monday evening shows Purdue made payments for the benefit of members of the Sackler family who own the company... Read More

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Opioids, OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, Sacklers

December 16, 2019

Suit: Pilot tried to warn before dozer killed pot suspect

The family of a marijuana suspect who wound up dead under the treads of a bulldozer commandeered by Pennsylvania State Police has filed an amended lawsuit that raises new questions about the agency’s tactics. The family is suing state police, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and others. The suit accuses police of extreme recklessness in their... Read More

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Gregory Longenecker, Mike Carpenter

December 13, 2019

Illinois sues e-cigarette maker Juul over youth marketing

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois has become the latest state to sue the country’s biggest e-cigarette maker, alleging in a lawsuit filed Thursday that Juul Labs Inc., used deceptive marketing practices to entice minors and misrepresented the amount of nicotine in its products. State Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the company designed its products to lure... Read More

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Juul

December 12, 2019

California calls pot smoke, THC a risk to moms-to-be

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California panel voted Wednesday to declare marijuana smoke and the drug’s high-producing chemical — THC — a risk to pregnant women and their developing fetuses and require warning labels for products legally sold in the nation’s largest pot market. The decision by the little-known Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

December 12, 2019

Charges dropped, brothers in hemp-pot mixup look to sue NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — The bust was a bust, and it could end up costing New York City some serious green. A day after prosecutors dropped criminal charges in a case spotlighting confusion over hemp, marijuana and conflicting laws, the Brooklyn brothers caught in the chaos took the first step toward suing the city and... Read More

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Oren Levy, Ronen Levy

December 6, 2019

Doctor among painkiller’s top dispensers is convicted

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York doctor described as one of the nation’s top dispensers of a highly addictive painkiller 50 to 100 times as potent as morphine was convicted Thursday of accepting over $300,000 in bribes disguised as speaker fees to write prescriptions. Gordon Freedman, 59, of Mount Kisco, was convicted by a... Read More

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Gordon Freedman

December 5, 2019

Minnesota sues e-cigarette maker Juul over youth vaping rise

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Juul Labs on Wednesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of unlawfully targeting young people with its products to get a new generation addicted to nicotine. The lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis seeks to force Juul to stop marketing to young people;... Read More

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E-Cigs, Juul

December 5, 2019

Judge: Purdue workers should get bonuses, but maybe not CEO

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — More time is needed to sort out whether the CEO of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma should receive a $1.3 million bonus next year, but the company should be allowed to pay about $35 million in bonuses to 682 other employees, the judge overseeing the company’s bankruptcy case said Wednesday. There... Read More

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Opioids

November 27, 2019

New York City lawmakers vote to ban flavored vaping products

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban flavored electronic cigarettes after a lawsuit halted a statewide ban. “We are acting to protect our kids by banning the e-cigarette flavors that have been hooking them for years,” Democratic City Council member Mark Levine said before the Council voted 42-2 to adopt... Read More

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vaping

November 27, 2019

Report: Drugmakers, distributors under federal opioid probe

At least a half-dozen companies that make or distribute prescription opioid painkillers are facing a federal criminal investigation of their roles in a nationwide addiction and overdose crisis. The Wall Street Journal first reported the investigation Tuesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the probe. Many activists have called for drug companies to not only be... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

November 21, 2019

Divided US House committee backs pot decriminalization

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A divided U.S. House committee approved a proposal Wednesday to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, a vote that was alternately described as a momentous turning point in national cannabis policy or a hollow political gesture. The House Judiciary Committee approved the proposal 24-10 after more than two hours... Read More

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Marijuana, Pot

November 15, 2019

Ex S. Carolina police chief sentenced for drug, gun charges

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina police chief was sentenced to 30 months in prison for using drugs and illegally owning guns. News outlets report former Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott was sentenced Wednesday. He pleaded guilty in August to drug and gun charges. Scott was chief from 2011 to 2013 but resigned,... Read More

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Randy Scott

Michigan sues opioid distributors under drug dealer law

Oklahoma appeals judge’s $465 million order in opioid case

Owners of OxyContin maker paid more after company’s big fine

Suit: Pilot tried to warn before dozer killed pot suspect

Illinois sues e-cigarette maker Juul over youth marketing

California calls pot smoke, THC a risk to moms-to-be

Charges dropped, brothers in hemp-pot mixup look to sue NYC

Doctor among painkiller’s top dispensers is convicted

Minnesota sues e-cigarette maker Juul over youth vaping rise

Judge: Purdue workers should get bonuses, but maybe not CEO

New York City lawmakers vote to ban flavored vaping products

Report: Drugmakers, distributors under federal opioid probe

Divided US House committee backs pot decriminalization

Ex S. Carolina police chief sentenced for drug, gun charges

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