Category Archives: Criminal Justice

Will Fentanyl test kits remain illegal in Texas?

The epidemic of drug overdose deaths has surged in the last several years, due in large part to Fentanyl. Fentanyl is an extremely potent drug, up to 100 times more potent than morphine, and its effects can be both powerful and short-lived. This makes it particularly dangerous when used improperly or without medical supervision, as

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FIREARM SUPPRESSORS ARE NOW LEGAL IN TEXAS

True story – with the caveat that firearm sound suppressors (silencers) remain illegal under Federal law. This is similar to how marijuana remains Federally illegal, but many states have laws permitting the use or sale of marijuana. Texas set up laws that went into effect in 2021 that not only legalized sound suppressing devices under

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MEXICO LEGALIZES RECREATIONAL COCAINE USE

The legal climate in Mexico right now has unexpectedly come out on the side of individual liberty and against the drug war, even as they spent billions of dollars fighting that drug war every year. One could argue that the legal system is in conflict with the political goals of the country in the drug

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