President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that will permanently ban analogues of fentanyl—though it also contains provisions that would remove barriers to conducting research into the risks and benefits of marijuana, psychedelics and other Schedule I drugs.
The president signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act on Wednesday, accompanied by his yet-to-be-confirmed pick for head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Terrance Cole.
Despite the portions of the legislation that are aimed at streamlining studies on drugs, advocates have voiced concerns about the primary intent to criminalize people over a wider array of controlled substances.
“Today we strike a righteous blow to the drug dealers, narcotic traffickers and criminal cartels that we’ve all been hearing so much about for so many years, and very little has been done,” Trump said at the signing ceremony in the White House, surrounded by people holding photos of family members who’ve been impacted by the fentanyl crisis.
“We’ll be getting the drug dealers, pushers and peddlers off our street—and we will not rest until we have ended the drug overdose epidemic. It’s been getting a little bit better but it’s horrible,” he said. “With this bill, we are
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