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PROHIBITION GAVE US TRANQ-LACED FENTANYL

HE EMERGENCE OF THE ANIMAL tranquilizer xylazine as a fentanyl adulterant has prompted law enforcement officials to agitate for new legal restrictions and criminal penalties. That response is fundamentally misguided, because the threat it aims to address is a familiar consequence of prohibition, which creates

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