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Drug Enforcement Administration

Arcs in the news about Drug Enforcement Administration from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 43 stories · 238 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 8, 2023

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Stories that name Drug Enforcement Administration

  1. Dec 3– 4Trump's pick to run the DEA withdraws name from consideration5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  2. Dec 2– 4Chad Chronister, Donald Trump's pick to run the DEA, withdraws name from consideration50 articles · 31 independent sources
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  3. Dec 1Trump picks Florida sheriff Chad Chronister to lead DEA9 articles · 6 independent sources
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  4. Sep 17DEA closing 2 offices in China even as the agency struggles to stem flow of fentanyl chemicals5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  5. Aug 14– 15More than 2,300 pounds of meth is found hidden in celery at Georgia farmers market19 articles · 14 independent sources
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  6. May 21– 22Matthew Perry's death under investigation in connection with ketamine level found in actor's blood51 articles · 29 independent sources
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  7. May 16– 17Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift59 articles · 33 independent sources
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  8. May 1– 4As the U.S. moves to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous, could more states legalize it?31 articles · 24 independent sources
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  9. May 1Biden’s historic marijuana shift is his latest election year move for young voters8 articles · 8 independent sources
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  10. Apr 30– May 1US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it'll remain controlled substance154 articles · 79 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. May 20– 21Top US drug agency a notable holdout in Biden's push to loosen federal marijuana restrictions9 articles · 7 independent sources
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