Fentanyl Enforcement and Medicine

<![CDATA[On Friday, I wrote a piece about the HALT Fentanyl Act, which would reclassify the drug as Schedule I. Theoretically, this would aid in stemming the influx of the drug at the border. The act is opposed by a George Soros-backed non-profit. It is also opposed by Sens. Cory Booker, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Ed Markey. The rationale for the opposition is that doing so would hamper research into fentanyl analogs, create stiffer drug penalties, and ultimately result in mass incarceration for minorities. I also mentioned responses from parents who were angry at those lawmakers for their opposition. I reserve the right to remain suspicious of the motives of Booker, Whitehouse, Markey, and any group funded by Soros. However, I subsequently received this email from a reader:]]>