Medical marijuana advocate Muhammad Lukman is one among about 900 other people on death row in Malaysia for drug offenses. Malaysia may be on a path toward drug policy reform. The Southeast Asian country has some of the harshest drug laws in the world. According to the BBC, cultivating a single cannabis plant can land… Continue reading Medical Marijuana Advocate’s Death Sentence Sparks Outcry
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First Fentanyl Execution Carried Out In Nebraska
Fentanyl was one of four drugs used to kill Carey Dean Moore. Nebraska has become the first state to execute an inmate using the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl. On Tuesday, Aug. 15, the state used a lethal injection of fentanyl to execute Carey Dean Moore, a 60-year-old who was given the death penalty for killing… Continue reading First Fentanyl Execution Carried Out In Nebraska
Nation's First-Ever Execution Using Fentanyl Halted
A New Jersey drug company filed a lawsuit claiming the state had tricked a drug distributor into selling one of the drugs to be used in the execution. What could have been the nation’s first-ever execution using fentanyl was called off Wednesday, after a New Jersey-based drug company filed suit over the planned use of… Continue reading Nation's First-Ever Execution Using Fentanyl Halted
