Trump plays down regime change in Venezuela as U.S. deploys stealth fighter jets https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/world/politics/us-trump-venezuela-regime-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #venezuela #donaldtrump #nicolasmaduro #drugs #usmilitary
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the largest fleet and flotilla that goes unchecked for #drugs #guns #human #trafficking are the private airplanes and yachts of USA’s #techbro #finbro #petromafia and their sundry milliardaire and millionaire bootlickers.
this especially includes the private jets of Hollywood stars & music acts. noticed years ago their travelling schedules across Latinoamerica & EU make them perfect mules & human traffickers.
Japan’s strict threshold for the compound in cannabis responsible for the “high,” makes buying products containing cannabidiol akin to navigating a mine field. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/cbd-illegal-or-legal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #drugs #marijuana#takeshiniinami #japanesepolice #mhlw
It’s been twists and turns for the past few days for former Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami, who stepped down over allegations that he had supplements containing illegal substances. Here’s what we know so far. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/crime-legal/what-we-know-niinami/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal#takeshiniinami #suntory #keizaidoyukai #drugs #cbd #japanesepolice
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened more strikes against narco-traffickers in the Caribbean Sea after targeting a boat allegedly full of drugs from Venezuela, killing 11 people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/world/politics/us-attack-venezuela-drug-boat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #petehegseth #drugs #venezuela #us #donaldtrump
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the largest fleet and flotilla that goes unchecked for #drugs #guns #human #trafficking are the private airplanes and yachts of USA’s #techbro #finbro #petromafia and their sundry milliardaire and millionaire bootlickers.
this especially includes the private jets of Hollywood stars & music acts. noticed years ago their travelling schedules across Latinoamerica & EU make them perfect mules & human traffickers.
Takeshi Niinami, a tough and respected leader, remains at the helm of Keizai Doyukai for now after resigning from Suntory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/companies/niinami-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies#takeshiniinami #suntory #drugs #marijuana #japanesepolice #corporategovernance
Takeshi Niinami, who resigned as Suntory CEO for allegedly possessing supplements containing illegal drugs, said Wednesday that he is confident he has “broken no laws.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/crime-legal/niinami-supplement-innocent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #suntory#takeshiniinami #drugs #marijuana #japanesepolice #corporategovernance
Suntory Holdings Chairman and CEO Takeshi Niinami will resign for possessing illegal drugs, Nikkei reported Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/companies/suntory-niinami-resign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies#takeshiniinami #suntory #drugs #marijuana #japanesepolice
Japanese authorities made their biggest drug bust ever after they found roughly a metric ton of dried cannabis — worth about ¥5.2 billion ($35.2 million) — in a ship from Vietnam that docked at a Tokyo pier in June. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/crime-legal/cannabis-smuggling-vietnam/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #drugs #marijuana #vietnam #japanesepolice #smuggling
#kratom is in the #news.
I used it for a while when I first quit illicit #drugs since it massively quelled #opioid withdrawal, acting on the same receptors:
It's like the diet version of an opioid painkiller.
I slowly tapered off it until I didn't use it at all over roughly a year, and it used to be a lot more niche.
Now people are getting addicted to it in mass since it's a pain killer with extra effects, the #fda is eying it, and I'm glad I stopped.
One in 55 middle schoolers in Japan admitted to abusing over-the-counter drugs for the purpose of “feeling high or changing their mood,” a survey has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/science-health/over-the-counter-drug-middle-school/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #medicine #pharmaeuticals #health #drugs #teens
Again and again, the FDA tolerated substandard manufacturing at a Sun Pharma factory after the company promised to make changes, according to documents obtained by ProPublica. The medications kept flowing to the U.S. market.
The U.S. under President Donald Trump is crafting a confrontational approach toward Latin America that signals a willingness to use military force against drug cartels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/09/world/politics/trump-military-drug-cartels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #latinamerica #us #donaldtrump #drugs #gangs #usmilitary
The FDA is cracking down on a generic drugmaker that was the subject of a ProPublica investigation last year, citing problems with safety tests that delayed the recall of a faulty medicine linked to deaths in the U.S.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-letter-glenmark-pharmaceuticals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
London’s worsening disorder — from soaring petty crime to reckless delivery riders and rising drug use — reflects a decades-old pattern of authorities and citizens normalizing lawlessness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/23/londons-deviant-behavior-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #london #crime #police #drugs #sadiqkhan
"Alcohol is Aotearoa New Zealand’s most harmful drug
Alcohol causes approximately 900 deaths, 1,250 cancers, 30,000 hospitalisations, and 130,000 ACC claims per year. Māori face inequitable harms and are twice as likely to die from an alcohol-related cause than non-Māori. Alcohol harms not just individual health, both physical and mental, but also harms families, communities and society as a whole, costing us $9.1 billion per year."
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The FDA found that Sun Pharma, which produces generic drugs for U.S. consumers, failed to investigate the source of bacteria found in test vials or promptly deal with damaged equipment that had caused drugs to be contaminated with metal particles.