Newsom announces plan to crack down on deadly street drug known as 'tranq'
by Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times
Nov 29, 2023
2 minutes
Amid a growing drug overdose crisis and debate over how the state should respond, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced he will sponsor legislation to increase penalties for the trafficking of xylazine, the deadly and flesh-rotting animal tranquilizer drug known as "tranq."
Newsom administration officials provided few details on what the bill might include other than it would classify xylazine as a controlled
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