METH
Oregon Just Voted to Decriminalize Heroin, Cocaine, and Meth
The new punishment for petty possession of any illegal drug will be the legal equivalent of a traffic ticket.
A Gigantic Meth Bust in Thailand Suggests Coronavirus Isn’t Hurting the Drug Market
“While the world has shifted its attention to the COVID-19 pandemic, all indications are that production and trafficking of synthetic drugs and chemicals continue at record levels.”
How Stigma Created Japan’s Hidden Drug Problem
There's extreme social shame around doing drugs, and yet the underground drug scene is thriving in Tokyo.
Chinese Drug Traffickers Have a Brand-New Product: Knockoff N95 Masks for Coronavirus
“They're supplying them through the same exact supply chain, through the same exact marketing mechanisms, that they have with illicit drugs for a long time.”
Sinaloa Cartel Drug Traffickers Explain Why Coronavirus Is Very Bad for Their Business
The chemicals used for manufacturing meth and fentanyl are mainly sourced in China, and cartels in Mexico are running low.
Coronavirus Is Leading to Shortages of Fentanyl And Meth
The pandemic has slowed the production and export of chemicals from China to Mexico, for onward smuggling into the U.S.
Indonesian Religious Leader Claims Meth is Halal
He sells the drug to students, saying it would increase their drive to study the Quran.
In the 2010s, Getting High Became Even More Profitable and Terrifying
At the beginning of the decade, the online drug trade opened its floodgates. At the end, U.S. cities started decriminalizing magic mushrooms. This is how the last ten years turned the illegal drug industry upside down.
Meth Is Cheaper, More Potent, and More Common than Ever
Meth's big comeback has been driven by large-scale production, and it's riding the long tail of the opioid crisis.
Woman in the Philippines Tries Smuggling Meth Into Jail Inside a Packed Breakfast Meal
The styrofoam packaging contained hotdog, rice, fried egg, and five sachets of crystal meth.
Australian Authorities Find 880 Pounds of Meth Hidden in Bottles of Sriracha
One official estimated that the haul amounted to roughly 4 million doses of the drug.