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International drug routes. Panamanian motor vessel Gatun during the largest cocaine bust in US Coast Guard history (totalling 20 tons, worth over 600 million USD), off the coast of Panama. The US federal government is an opponent of the illegal drug trade; however, state laws vary greatly and in some cases contradict federal laws.
Cocaine is the second most popular illegal recreational drug in the United States behind cannabis, [17] and the U.S. is the world's largest consumer of cocaine. [18] In 2020, the state of Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize cocaine. [19] [20] This new law prevents people with small amounts of cocaine from facing jail time.
The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse. The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision. The complete list of Schedule I substances is as follows. [1]
Selling counterfeit illicit drugs is illegal even if the substances used to make the imitation drug are not illegal on themselves. [3] [4] It is illegal to distribute or sell counterfeit fake drugs in many U.S. states including Nevada, [5] Ohio, [6] Illinois, [7] Florida, [8] Michigan [1] and Massachusetts. [3]
Map of violent crime per 100,000 people in the US by state in 2016. The United States of America is the world's largest consumer of cocaine [58] and other illegal drugs. [59] [60] [61] This is a list of American criminal organizations involved in illegal drug traffic, drug trade and other related crimes in the United States:
A Gastonia pharmacist is facing federal charges after he sold prescription drugs illegally, according to court documents. Cole Dixon Moore, 35, of South Carolina, has been charged with four counts ...
Muayad "Junior," Qader, 34, of Poughkeepsie, was at the center of the state and local law enforcement's investigation, James said. An employee at the gas station, Qader is accused of selling ghost ...
It also maintains List I of chemicals and List II of chemicals, which contain chemicals that are used to manufacture the controlled substances/illicit drugs. The list is designated within the Controlled Substances Act [ 1 ] but can be modified by the U.S. Attorney General as illegal manufacturing practices change.