A handful of members of Congress, allied with the nation’s major drug distributors, prevailed upon the DEA and the Justice Department to agree to a more industry-friendly law, undermining efforts to stanch the flow of pain pills, according to an investigation by The Washington Post and “60 Minutes.” The DEA had opposed the effort for years.
The law was the crowning achievement of a multifaceted campaign by the drug industry to weaken aggressive DEA enforcement efforts against drug distribution companies that were supplying corrupt doctors and pharmacists who peddled narcotics to the black market. The industry worked behind the scenes with lobbyists and key members of Congress, pouring more than a million dollars into their election campaigns.
The chief advocate of the law that hobbled the DEA was Rep. Tom Marino,
Walgreens to pay $80 million for oxycodone violations
this country is fukking sick... It goes to show you once you have enough money and your white you get away with anything... These fools and the Mercer family and the Koch brothers the govt turns a blind eye to these people. And that opioid family I did that thread on these people are LITERALLY the biggest drug dealers in America and they get away with it protected by the law. It's the reason why Jeff sessions don't prosecute them and has a hard on for weed hardbody because men like him will always be in their pockets.
