Anne Heche&#8217;s final autopsy and toxicology report revealed that she was not impaired during her crash, but did have traces of inactive cocaine in her system.
According to documents obtained by <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/06/anne-heche-final-autopsy-cocaine-system-car-crash/">TMZ</a>, benzoylecgonine — an inactive metabolite of cocaine — was reportedly found in the bloodstream of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anne-heche-award-winning-actress-of-another-world-dead-at-53">53-year-old actress</a> after she crashed her Mini Cooper into a home in Mar Vista, which subsequently caught on fire, as did her vehicle trapping her inside. The cocaine in Heche&#8217;s system did not impair her at the time of the crash, according to the coroner.
&#8220;Cannabinoids were detected in the urine” but not in the blood test, which “is consistent with prior use but not at the time of injury,&#8221; the report stated, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/entertainment/anne-heche-coroner-report/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to CNN.
Following Heche’s death, an autopsy confirmed her cause of death as a result of several factors, including smoke inhalation and thermal injuries, and was ruled as accidental, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anne-heche-cause-of-death-revealed-report">reported</a>. The report also noted that the &#8220;Donnie Brasco&#8221; star&#8217;s death was caused from a sternal fracture due to blunt trauma.
In the final report, both cocaine and fentanyl were detected, but that the latter was found to be administered in the hospital to deal with pain, the outlet noted.
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According to a <a href="https://www.lafd.org/alert/knockdown-structure-fire-08052022-inc0707">press release</a> from the Los Angeles Fire Department at the time, the &#8220;Six Days Seven Nights&#8221; actress barreled into a 738-square-foot, two-story home &#8220;causing structural compromise and erupting in heavy fire prior to LAFD arrival,&#8221; as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shocking-details-emerge-in-actress-anne-heches-fiery-crash-into-two-story-home">reported</a>.
It took 59 firefighters 65 minutes to &#8220;access, confine and fully extinguish the stubborn flames within the heavily damaged structure, and rescue one female adult found within the vehicle, who has been taken to an area hospital by LAFD Paramedics in critical condition,&#8221; the press release added. &#8220;No other injuries reported.&#8221;
The Daytime Emmy award-winning actress of &#8220;Another World&#8221; fell into a coma shortly after the accident and never regained consciousness. Her family confirmed that she died from injuries related to the crash, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anne-heche-award-winning-actress-of-another-world-dead-at-53">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported. Authorities later confirmed that narcotics were found in the actress&#8217; system.
Following her death, her son, Homer, shared a statement with <a href="https://people.com/tv/anne-heche-son-homer-speaks-out-after-moms-death/">People</a> magazine about losing his mom.
&#8220;After six days of almost unbelievable emotional swings, I am left with a deep, wordless sadness,&#8221; Heche&#8217;s son wrote, in part. &#8220;Hopefully my mom is free from pain and beginning to explore what I like to imagine as her eternal freedom.&#8221;
Heche is survived by two sons — one, Homer, from her marriage to Coleman &#8220;Coley&#8221; Laffoon, who she divorced in 2009, and the other from a relationship with actor James Tupper.
A previous version of this article stated that Heche had cocaine in her system at the time of death; it has been updated to provide additional context, including that she was not impaired when she died.

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> is in Arizona on Tuesday but won&#8217;t be going to the border.
Why? Well, if you ask the &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-agent-who-allegedly-killed-hunter-biden-laptop-probe-resigns-reportedly-escorted-from-hq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Big Guy</a>,&#8221; there are &#8220;more important things going on&#8221; than the record amount of illegal immigration America is facing.
&#8220;Why go to a border state and not visit the border?&#8221; Fox News reporter Peter Doocy <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-defends-skipping-border-visit-arizona-says-more-important-things" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> Biden before he departed for the Grand Canyon State.
&#8220;Because there are more important things going on,&#8221; Biden said bluntly. &#8220;They’re going to invest billions of dollars in a new enterprise.&#8221;
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WOW: Joe Biden, when asked why he won&#39;t visit the border during a visit to Arizona today, says, &quot;Because there&#39;s more important things going on.&quot;
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While in Arizona, the president will tout Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.&#8217;s announcement of a second chip plant in the state, according to CNBC. The semiconductor company will invest $40 billion into Arizona&#8217;s economy.
It&#8217;s an important win for Americans, but Biden misses the point.
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What could possibly be more important as commander-in-chief than defending America&#8217;s borders? We don&#8217;t have a proper country if we don&#8217;t have strong borders.
Under Biden, our nation&#8217;s sovereignty has faced relentless attacks from illegal border crossers.
The U.S. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/73000-gotaways-southern-border-november-highest-ever-recorded?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email">saw</a> 2,378,944 encounters at the border in the fiscal year 2022. That number excludes the nearly 600,000 known &#8220;gotaways&#8221; who escaped custody altogether. In the fiscal year 2021, there were 389,155 &#8220;gotaways.&#8221; As pointed out in political strategist Ryan Girdusky&#8217;s <a href="https://natpop.substack.com/p/national-populist-newsletter-22d?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email" target="_blank" rel="noopener">newsletter</a>, the U.S. has already experienced 137,000 &#8220;gotaways&#8221; in fiscal year 2023.
In other words, it is a full-on deluge getting worse by the month.
By <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-democrat-henry-cuellar-the-border-is-not-secure-under-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">some estimates</a>, there have been more than 4.5 million encounters at the border under the Biden administration alone. Millions of those individuals have been released into the U.S.
But if you ask Biden, he can&#8217;t even be bothered to visit the border to see the destruction firsthand. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer&#8217;s (D-NY) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-thanks-schumer-wants-amnesty-for-11-million-or-however-many-illegal-aliens-are-in-the-u-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">solution for the problem</a> is mass amnesty for every single illegal alien.
Yet it seems like the president doesn&#8217;t see any &#8220;problem&#8221; at all. If he did, he would have cleaned house at the Department of Homeland Security by now.
Biden also ignores the Angel Families who have lost loved ones to illegal aliens over the past few decades.
According to The Heritage Foundation&#8217;s <a href="https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/the-got-away-crisis-our-southern-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Morgan</a>, &#8220;From 2011 -2022, more than 259,000 illegal aliens were charged with more than 433,000 criminal offenses, including 800 homicides, 822 kidnappings, and 5,479 sexual assaults&#8221; in Texas alone.
So long as the border isn&#8217;t secure, similar crimes will continue. Every American is impacted by it.
The president&#8217;s words dismiss the plight of those addicted to fentanyl — a narcotic that was the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/record-number-of-americans-died-from-drug-overdoses-in-2021-cdc-data-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">main contributor</a> to America&#8217;s 107,000 drug overdose deaths in 2021 — as well as their families.
Much of that fentanyl comes <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fentanyl-us-mexico-border/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">through the southern border</a> after being synthetically made in China. The drug cartels then pay or coerce smugglers known as &#8220;mules&#8221; to sneak it into America, where it is transported deep into the interior. The U.S. has had some success in slowing down such fatalities — but that&#8217;s in spite of Biden&#8217;s border policies — not because of them.
Congressman David Trone (D-MD) recently <a href="https://www.tpr.org/2022-12-03/biden-administration-says-it-is-making-progress-slowing-the-rate-of-fentanyl-deaths" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> NPR, &#8220;Our success right now on slowing or stopping the movement of fentanyl across the border is close to zero. We are failing because we have two partners, China and Mexico, who have chosen not to participate in any meaningful way to help us.&#8221;
That&#8217;s a Democrat saying that — not a Republican.
Of course, the U.S. is failing because <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-and-the-swamp-millions-of-babies-killed-record-overdoses-job-loss-and-open-borders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">D.C. establishment</a> policies and rhetoric encourage illegal immigration, benefit <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/drug-cartels-seize-bidens-criticism-of-border-patrol-tell-smugglers-to-provoke-force-for-media-coverage-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cartels</a> who make millions, and create a situation where immigration authorities are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-staggering-numbers-from-bidens-border-crisis-show-record-highs-across-the-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener">overwhelmed</a>.
Meanwhile, we have a president who spits in the face of every American by saying there are &#8220;more important things going on&#8221; to deal with.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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This article is a companion piece to today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Oregon Gun Control Law Faces Lawsuit
A gun control law that narrowly passed in Oregon now faces a <a href="https://ktla.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/nationworld/headlines/ap-tough-oregon-gun-law-faces-legal-challenge-could-be-delayed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit</a> that could put it on hold just days before it&#8217;s supposed to take effect. A judge in Portland heard arguments Friday on whether Measure 114 violates the Second Amendment right of Americans.
Rhode Island Starts Selling Grass
Rhode Island has <a href="https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/2022/12/02/ri-dispensaries-open-for-pot-sales-after-years-of-mass-competition/69691763007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">officially begun</a> to allow recreational marijuana to be sold in stores. Customers began lining up at stores across the state on Thursday, just six months after Governor Dan McKee (D) signed the legislation making pot legal for those 21 and older. Currently, only five stores are allowed to sell cannabis products in The Ocean State, but the state could eventually have as many as 33.
Google Appeals $4 Billion Antitrust Fine
Google has <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/google-appeals-huge-android-antitrust-fine-to-eus-top-court/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed an appeal</a> against a more than $4 billion antitrust fine for the Android operating system’s alleged role in restricting mobile competition and consumer choice. The company said they made the filing because there are several areas that require legal clarification from the EU’s top court.
Over-The-Counter Overdose Reversal May Be Coming
A startup working to produce one of the first overdose reversal drugs that can be bought over-the-counter says they’ve submitted their data to the FDA. Officials at <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/otc-naloxone-fda-opens-door-make-opioid-overdose-antidote-easier-acces-rcna57481" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Naloxone Corp</a> say a randomized trial of 60 healthy volunteers shows its drug works more quickly than prescription drugs.
The Orient Express Returns
A French firm is <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/orient-express-just-revealed-design-152915596.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> restoring 17 of the original Orient Express carriages dating from the 1920s and 30s. The train service is expected to launch in 2024 in Paris. The service was made famous by Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel “Murder On The Orient Express.”
Oakland Residents To Receive $100 From Taxpayers For Political Funds
Adult residents in <a href="https://something.dailywire.com/news/california-city-approves-program-to-give-residents-100-to-donate-to-political-campaigns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oakland, California</a>, will each receive $100, funded by taxpayers, to donate to a political campaign of their choice. The move is a bid to increase civic participation among voters and to seed funding to candidates who lack financial resources. Voters passed the measure by a margin of 74% in November.
 Obama Stumps For Warnock
Former President Barack Obama <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/upon-further-review-obamas-crazy-uncle-joe-snub-was-no-accident-in-georgia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrived</a> in Georgia Thursday to campaign with Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) ahead of the U.S. Senate runoff.
On December 6, Georgia voters will choose between Warnock and challenger Herschel Walker. So far, voters in the state have cast over 1 million ballots in the runoff.
Russia Accuses The West Of Direct War Involvement
Russia’s foreign minister accused the West this week of becoming directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine by supplying the country with weapons and training for its soldiers. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said that Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities and other key infrastructure were intended to weaken Ukraine’s military potential and derail the shipments of Western weapons.
China Easing Lockdowns?
Chinese authorities are <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/health/china-covid-lockdowns.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> moving to ease COVID measures in the wake of historic protests over the last month. Lockdowns have been lifted in multiple cities, including Beijing, and some mandatory mass testing requirements have also been lifted.
 Starbucks Suspends Worker Over &#8220;Monkey&#8221; Drink Label
A Maryland Starbucks worker has been suspended after a black female customer received a drink labeled “monkey.” The customer’s name is Monique. In an effort to make amends for the incident, the store has promised to provide additional DEI training for the staff and will add the word “monkey” to the list of blocked words in the computer system.
American Soccer Battles The Dutch
And, finally, the U.S. Men’s soccer team faces off against the Netherlands Saturday morning in their first match in the Round of 16 knockout stage.
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A notorious <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/drugs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drug</a> trafficker serving a 49-year sentence in the United States has reportedly disappeared from the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ online register of inmates.
On Wednesday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador asked the U.S. to reveal where Edgar Valdez Villarreal, also known as “La Barbie” due to his light complexion, was being kept since he’s seemingly disappeared from the U.S. prison register, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/la-barbie-drug-lord-whereabouts-unknown-mexico-presses-us-answers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;The United States government has to clear it up as soon as possible,&#8221; Lopez Obrador told reporters this week.
&#8220;We&#8217;re going to continue asking them,&#8221; he added, saying that it was “odd” Valdez was no longer on the register since he still has decades to serve on the 49-year-sentence he received after pleading guilty in 2016 to conspiracy to import cocaine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, and conspiracy to launder money. Along with the prison sentence, he was also ordered to pay $192,000 in fines.
“If he is not in prison, you have to see the agreement they made with him because his sentence was for several years. Here in Mexico, there are also complaints filed against him,” Lopez Obrador said. “Do not get ahead of ourselves. We are going to wait to see what is happening.”
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) website shows that Valdez is “not in BOP custody,&#8221; but a spokesperson from the federal agency <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/us/drug-trafficker-la-barbie-not-in-custody/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN there could be several reasons for that.
“Inmates who were previously in BOP custody and who have not completed their sentence may be outside BOP custody for a period of time for court hearings, medical treatment or for other reasons,” BOP spokesperson Benjamin O’Cone told the outlet.
He reportedly added that the BOP does not provide specific information on inmate status for incarcerated people who are not in BOP custody for “safety, security, or privacy reasons.”
Wilmer “Buddy” Parker, who represented Valdez during his trial, told CNN he hadn’t heard about a possible release but wouldn’t comment further.
Valdez was born in Texas but rose through the ranks of Mexico’s ruthless Beltran-Leyva cartel, beginning as a marijuana trafficker before he developed a massive network capable of shipping between 150 and 180 kilograms of cocaine regularly into the U.S.
Through his drug trafficking business, Valdez connected to Joaquin Guzman-Loera, the infamous El Chapo, and became the drug kingpin’s top lieutenant, according to prosecutors.
He also worked as a hitman during a mid-2000s turf war between the Zetas and Sinaloa cartels.

Mexican Authorities Arrest Drug Lord Edgar “La Barbie” Valdez

Mexican Drug Trafficker Known As ‘La Barbie’ Has Disappeared From Registry Of Inmates. Mexico Wants Answers.

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A Buddhist temple in Thailand has been left without any monks after they tested positive for drugs and were defrocked, according to AFP.
The four monks serving at a temple in the central Thai province of Phetchabun tested positive for methamphetamine on Monday, district official Boonlert Thintapthai told the outlet.
&#8220;The temple is now empty of monks and nearby villagers are concerned they cannot do any merit-making,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221129-bad-abbot-thai-temple-left-empty-after-monks-fail-drug-tests" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Merit-making is the Buddhist practice of followers donating food to monks as a good deed, the report noted.
The disgraced monks have been sent to drug rehabilitation, the report added. New monks will be sent to the temple to continue its operation in the days ahead, Boonlert said.
Another Thai monk named Phra Annipalo, 34, was <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/29/thai-monks-in-rehab-after-testing-positive-for-meth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> earlier this month on drug charges after allegedly carjacking two vehicles and fleeing from police.
Last month, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/10/thai-pm-announces-crackdown-on-drugs-in-wake-of-nursery-attack">spoke out</a> regarding drug use in the country after a former police officer who was dismissed over methamphetamine possession killed 37 people during a shooting at a nursery.
At least 23 children were among those killed in the rampage. Some victims were as young as two. The former officer later took his own life.
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Thailand is a major crossroads for methamphetamine trafficking from the Golden Triangle, which encompasses Myanmar, Laos, and northern Thailand, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
“Criminal organizations have adapted and innovated, and it is impossible for countries to address transnational crime alone.” UNODC Regional Representative Jeremy Douglas <a href="https://www.unodc.org/roseap/2022/05/thailand-high-level-national-border-management-dialogue/story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in May.
“In the last two years, methamphetamine seizures in Southeast Asia have increased from 140 tons to close to 170 tons, and this trend is continuing &#8212; instability in the Golden Triangle and Shan State are contributing, and Thailand and Lao PDR need support for border control,&#8221; he added.
More than one billion methamphetamine tablets were <a href="https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2022/June/unodc-report_-over-one-billion-methamphetamine-tablets-seized-in-east-and-southeast-asia-in-2021-as-the-regional-drug-trade-continues-to-expand.html">seized</a> in East and Southeast Asia in 2021, according to the agency, totaling 172 tons of the addictive substance.
&#8220;The total is seven times higher than it was 10 years ago, when just more than 143 million tablets were seized, and over thirty-five times higher than it was close to 20 years ago,&#8221; UNODC stated in a June report.

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Thai Temple Left Without Monks After They All Test Positive For Meth

Thai Buddhist Temple Left Without Monks After They All Test Positive For Meth

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As some reports claimed that executives at defunct <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/cryptocurrency" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cryptocurrency</a> platform FTX engaged in rampant <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/drugs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drug</a> use and boasted a network of intertwined romantic relationships, a psychologist who worked closely with company leadership denied such allegations.
The venture filed for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/30-year-old-billionaire-loses-entire-fortune-overnight-as-his-bahamas-based-cryptocurrency-empire-implodes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bankruptcy</a> last week after users discovered that companies controlled by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and his associates were allegedly fraudulently intertwined, triggering a liquidity crisis as customers hurried to withdraw funds. Alameda Research, a trading firm run by former Jane Street trader Caroline Ellison, allegedly funneled customer holdings from FTX to make cryptocurrency bets.
Many executives at the digital coin empire knew Bankman-Fried from his time at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while others were alumni of Jane Street, a quantitative trading firm, according to a <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/10/bankman-frieds-cabal-of-roommates-in-the-bahamas-ran-his-crypto-empire-and-dated-other-employees-have-lots-of-questions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from CoinDesk, which added that Bankman-Fried and Ellison have “at times” been romantically involved.
Bankman-Fried and nine other executives reportedly lived together in a luxury penthouse in the Bahamas, where FTX is headquartered. All of the individuals “are, or used to be, paired up in romantic relationships with each other,” the outlet claimed based on unnamed sources. Speculation mounted on social media as to whether the executives were engaged in a romantic network called a “polycule,” including from tech executive Ed Zitron.
In the days after FTX suddenly collapsed, the young executives’ open endorsement of amphetamine use also resurfaced online. Ellison, a graduate of Stanford University, <a href="https://twitter.com/carolinecapital/status/1379036346300305408" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarked</a> on social media last year that there exists “nothing like regular amphetamine use to make you appreciate how dumb a lot of normal, non-medicated human experience is.”
Bankman-Fried, whose $15 billion fortune evaporated amid the collapse of his company, said during a podcast <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-feedback-loop/sam-and-the-art-of-effective-DOU3SJaK2ZM/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> two years ago that he had experimented with amphetamines, according to a <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/15/crypto-ceo-caroline-ellison-tweeted-about-regular-amphetamine-use/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from The New York Post. In a social media <a href="https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1173351344159117312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1173351344159117312%7Ctwgr%5E98158a0a6e99d5e7d027f9277cd2b334f8b7111d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcryptoslate.com%2Fsam-bankman-fried-ends-bizarre-tweet-thread-and-we-are-still-none-the-wiser%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> from three years ago, Bankman-Fried appeared to comment that one could use “stimulants when you wake up, sleeping pills if you need them when you sleep.”
Adderall, which is composed of mixed amphetamine salts, is a common pharmaceutical used to manage hyperactivity, according to a <a href="https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Treatments/Mental-Health-Medications/Types-of-Medication/Amphetamine-(Adderall)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Dr. George Lerner, a psychiatrist who spent most of his workweek serving as an in-house therapist at FTX, remarked during an <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/technology/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-psychiatrist.html?partner=slack&amp;smid=sl-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with The New York Times that he was surprised at the company’s sudden implosion, but contested claims that executives routinely engaged in debauched behavior.
“It’s a pretty tame place,” he said. “The higher-ups, they mostly played chess and board games. There was no partying. They were undersexed, if anything.”
Lerner added that the company’s leadership generally spent long days and nights at the office. “They were working way too much,” he continued. “It would have been healthier if they did have more healthy dating relationships.”
Beyond allegations regarding executives’ personal lives, fallout from the bankruptcy of FTX has induced calls for new regulations on the cryptocurrency sector and will be the subject of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bipartisan-committee-to-hear-from-sam-bankman-fried-and-crypto-allies-next-month" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bipartisan hearing</a> hosted by the House Financial Services Committee next month. Officials in the United States and the Bahamas are reportedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bahamas-may-ship-disgraced-crypto-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-back-to-the-united-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">working</a> to move Bankman-Fried out of the island nation as regulators seek to address the crisis.
Referencing his coverage from the media as a cryptocurrency wunderkind, some of which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-times-runs-puff-piece-about-disgraced-billionaire-sam-bankman-fried-leaves-out-connections-to-democrats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continued</a> even after FTX declared bankruptcy, Bankman-Fried <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-got-overconfident-and-careless-sam-bankman-fried-reveals-what-went-wrong-with-ftx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> that his team members were once “held as paragons of running an effective company.” John Ray III, who replaced Bankman-Fried as chief executive to manage the bankruptcy proceedings, wrote in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lawyer-overseeing-ftx-fallout-never-in-my-career-have-i-seen-such-a-complete-failure" target="_blank" rel="noopener">court filing</a> that he had never seen “such a complete failure of corporate controls” in his lengthy career.

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Police found cans of compressed air and pills in the room with <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/breaking-aaron-carter-found-dead-at-age-34/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aaron Carter</a>, 34, when he was found dead in his bathtub over the weekend.
Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the singer to drown, but police reportedly told entertainment outlet <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/07/aaron-carter-dead-dies-compressed-air-cans-huffing-death-scene/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> that several cans of compressed air and prescription drugs were recovered from Carter&#8217;s bathroom and bedroom.
According to TMZ, the bathtub&#8217;s jets were still running when <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/new-details-emerge-in-death-of-aaron-carter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carter&#8217;s body</a> was discovered by his housekeeper — who said that she had gone to check on him Saturday morning to see if he wanted coffee and opened the door when she heard his dog in the room &#8220;going crazy.&#8221;
Police said that he may have been dead for some time before he was discovered, noting that the water in the tub had taken on a strange color and the smell of decomposition was already in the air.
The last time anyone saw Carter alive was Friday morning, around 2 a.m., when police came by the house to do a welfare check — Carter reportedly told the police to go away and then instructed his housekeeper to leave him alone — which she did until Saturday morning.
The Los Angeles County Coroner&#8217;s Office has said that they will not release the singer&#8217;s official cause of death until a full toxicology report has been completed.
Carter had <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1353465/inside-aaron-carters-final-interviews-singer-discussed-son-relationship-sobriety-and-nick-carter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">struggled</a> with both addiction and mental health issues for some time prior to his death, and discussed how he was staying &#8220;California sober&#8221; — meaning that he abstained from all drugs except for cannabis — in a podcast recorded just a few days before he died.
On the November 2 episode of &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B83uJMHUitw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">No Jumper</a>,&#8221; Carter told host Adam John Grandmaison (Adam22) that he was five years sober and only taking drugs that were legally prescribed. He added that, because it was legal in California, he did not consider marijuana to be a drug.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t smoke that much weed. I really believe in the Cali sober method. It helped me. So I actually just hit five years clean,&#8221; he said, adding, &#8220;I take my medicine legally. I take Xanax. I take everything legally.&#8221;

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> claimed on Tuesday that he spoke with the doctor who invented insulin — a doctor who was so selfless that he refused to patent the drug and profit from its use — but Dr. Frederick Banting died nearly two years before the president was born.
President Biden spoke about what his administration had been doing to lower health care costs for American families, touting his efforts to specifically bring down the cost to consumers for prescription drugs like insulin — and he claimed to have spoken with the doctor who invented it.
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Joe Biden claims that he spoke to the man who invented insulin. <a href="https://t.co/FLjIZ1jPdE">pic.twitter.com/FLjIZ1jPdE</a>
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&#8220;How many of you know somebody with diabetes? Needs insulin?&#8221; Biden asked as he paced back and forth behind the lectern. &#8220;Well, guess what? And &#8230; when we &#8230; when Debbie and I passed this law, it included everybody — not just seniors.&#8221;
&#8220;And so, what happened was, we said okay, you know how much it costs to make that insulin drug for diabetes? Cost,&#8221; Biden continued. &#8220;It was invented by a man who did not patent it because he wanted it available for everyone. I spoke to him, okay?&#8221;
But Dr. Frederick Banting, who was one of the doctors who discovered insulin in 1921 — refused to put his name on the patent — passed away in February of 1941. Joe Biden was not even born until November of 1942 — some 21 months later.
Banting received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 1923 following his discovery. His assistant, Dr. Charles Best, was a medical student at the time and <a href="https://www.vox.com/2019/4/3/18293950/why-is-insulin-so-expensive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assisted</a> with the discovery. He did put his name on the patent, along with Dr. James Bertram Collip, who helped refine it, but the two sold the patent to the University of Toronto for $1.
All three believed that it would not be ethical for them to take profits from something that could potentially save thousands or even millions of lives.
Physiologist John MacLeod, who also chose not to be named on the patent, played a role in the discovery, but had passed away in 1935. While both Drs. Collip and Best were still living after Biden was born, he ruled them out as the ones he spoke to because they did ultimately put their names on the patent.

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&#8220;Friends&#8221; alum <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/matthew-perry/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matthew Perry</a> found himself in the social media crosshairs after excerpts from his memoir revealed an apparent dislike for &#8220;John Wick&#8221; actor <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/keanu-reeves/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Keanu Reeves</a> — and fans were not happy.
Perry released a number of <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/there-is-a-hell-matthew-perry-says-hes-been-there-admits-he-spent-nearly-10-million-to-get-sober/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">excerpts</a> from &#8220;Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing&#8221; — and sat down for several interviews — ahead of his book&#8217;s November 1 release. And while a number of the &#8220;Whole Nine Yards&#8221; star&#8217;s revelations were shocking — he admitted to taking upwards of 55 Vicodin per day at one point — none prompted so much backlash as his apparent digs at Reeves.
The first mention came when Perry discussed his friendship with the late actor River Phoenix — who <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/river-phoenix-dies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">died of a drug overdose</a> at 23 outside Hollywood&#8217;s notorious Viper Room on October 31, 1993.
&#8220;The list of geniuses who were ahead of their time is too long to detail here — suffice to say, near the top of any such list should be my costar in &#8216;A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon,&#8217; River Phoenix,&#8221; Perry <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/matthew-perry-slams-keanu-reeves-alive-heath-ledger-dead-1235415189/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>, later adding, &#8220;River was a beautiful man, inside and out — too beautiful for this world, it turned out.&#8221;
&#8220;It always seems to be the really talented guys who go down. Why is it that the original thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves still walks among us? River was a better actor than me; I was funnier. But I certainly held my own in our scenes — no small feat, when I look back decades later,&#8221; Perry continued.
Perry name-dropped Reeves again later when he addressed the untimely death of another costar, <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/matthew-perry-said-he-punched-a-hole-through-jennifer-anistons-wall-upon-hearing-chris-farley-died/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Farley</a>.
&#8220;His disease had progressed faster than mine had. (Plus, I had a healthy fear of the word ‘heroin,’ a fear we did not share),&#8221; Perry said of the comedian. &#8220;I punched a hole through Jennifer Aniston’s dressing room wall when I found out. Keanu Reeves walks among us. I had to promote &#8216;Almost Heroes&#8217; two weeks after he died; I found myself publicly discussing his death from drugs and alcohol. I was high the entire time.&#8221;
The backlash to Perry&#8217;s comments was swift.
&#8220;In a world full of Matthew Perry&#8217;s &#8230; be a Keanu Reeves,&#8221; Billy Baldwin said.
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In a world full of Matthew Perry’s… be a Keanu Reeves.
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&#8220;I think it&#8217;s nice that in a time of such division in our country we can at least all come together and exclaim that no one gets to f*** with Keanu Reeves,&#8221; Liz Vassey added.
&#8220;Personally thrilled that Keanu Reeves walks among us,&#8221; Rachel Zegler <a href="https://twitter.com/rachelzegler/status/1585399194386403328" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>.
&#8220;Of all the people in Hollywood, there’s absolutely no reason to come for Keanu Reeves who even after personal tragedy has remained, by accounts, generous and kind. He just makes movies and comics, treats his cast and crew right, and minds his own business,&#8221; Richard Newby <a href="https://twitter.com/RICHARDLNEWBY/status/1585415611173441536" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>.
&#8220;Wonder Woman&#8221; Lynda Carter wasn&#8217;t impressed either: &#8220;Come on &#8230; Keanu Reeves is like one of those frozen cakes. Nobody doesn&#8217;t like him!&#8221;
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Come on&#8230; Keanu Reeves is like one of those frozen cakes. Nobody doesn&#39;t like him!
&mdash; Lynda Carter (@RealLyndaCarter) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealLyndaCarter/status/1585394040849453056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Keanu Reeves secretly donates millions to children&#8217;s hospitals. He gifted Matrix stuntmen Harleys as thanks. He bought ice cream just for a receipt he could autograph for a fan. He organized a road trip for fellow stranded air passengers. Walk on, Keanu,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/AjitPai/status/1585604442912702465" target="_blank" rel="noopener">came from</a> former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.
Conservative radio host Dana Loesch added, &#8220;Keep Keanu&#8217;s name out of your mouth, Chandler.&#8221;
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Keep Keanu’s name out of your mouth, Chandler <a href="https://t.co/nRh2rGDyMr">https://t.co/nRh2rGDyMr</a>
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&#8220;Mystery Science Theater 3000&#8221; alum Bill Corbett announced, &#8220;I&#8217;m nominating Matthew Perry for Unforced Error of the Year.&#8221;
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I’m nominating Matthew Perry for Unforced Error of the Year
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Perry responded to the kerfuffle in a <a href="https://people.com/tv/matthew-perry-apologizes-for-questioning-why-keanu-reeves-walks-among-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to People Magazine, saying that he had not actually intended it to sound as though he had a problem with Reeves.
&#8220;I’m actually a big fan of Keanu. I just chose a random name, my mistake. I apologize. I should have used my own name instead,&#8221; he said.

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Five <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> cities may join the growing list of those adopting workarounds to the Lone Star State’s ban on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marijuana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marijuana</a>. It’s the latest development in a growing trend to decriminalize the drug.
Voters in Denton, Elgin, Harker Heights, Killeen, and San Marcos are all deciding on November ballot propositions to legalize marijuana. Austin, the state’s capital, already approved a measure in May decriminalizing marijuana by prohibiting citations or arrests for misdemeanor possession, as well as banning no-knock warrants.
The propositions considered by the five cities <a href="https://norml.org/news/2022/08/11/texas-voters-in-five-cities-to-decide-on-marijuana-depenalization-initiatives/">bear</a> the same language, and similar titles: “[Insert City Here] Freedom Act of 2022.” That’s because the propositions were the coordinated effort of an Austin-based progressive nonprofit, Ground Game Texas. In addition to legalizing marijuana, Ground Game Texas advocates for a $15 minimum wage and expansion of Medicaid. Ground Game Texas was also behind Austin’s marijuana decriminalization and no-knock ban, called the “Austin Freedom Act of 2021.”
Under the cookie cutter proposition language, each city would prohibit citations and arrests for misdemeanor possession of marijuana, unless those citations or arrests for possession involved the investigation of a felony-level narcotics case or violent felony. Police may also not use the smell of marijuana as probable cause for a search or seizure, and they may not use city funds or personnel to conduct THC concentration testing.
On the map, these five cities form a southwest trail starting in Denton and ending in San Marcos. If all five cities decriminalize marijuana, they will join the cities of Cedar Park, Dallas, El Paso, and the counties of Bexar, Harris, Hays, Nueces, Travis, and Williamson, which allow for citations instead of arrests for misdemeanor possession.
In addition to coordinating marijuana decriminalization efforts, Ground Game Texas is advocating for a “<a href="https://www.groundgametexas.org/en/campaigns/sanantonio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Antonio Justice Charter</a>” to not only decriminalize marijuana, but abortion. The charter would also implement a slew of California-esque progressive policies, such as hiring a social justice director with authorities similar to a mayor, ban no-knock warrants and police chokeholds, and citation-only punishments for class C misdemeanors, drug possession, theft of property or service less than $750, driving with an invalid license, contraband possession while imprisoned, graffiti with damages less than $2,500, and criminal mischief with damages under $750. They need 20,000 verified signatures by January to make the May municipal ballot.
Ground Game Texas is also advocating for a $15 minimum wage for the city of Edinburg, as well as a climate change and climate justice policy for the city of El Paso.
The mass marijuana decriminalization efforts are coming to a head as more studies are now being <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joint-session-questioning-the-senates-debate-on-the-decriminalization-of-marijuana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/going-green-the-physical-mental-and-emotional-problems-associated-with-marijuana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">potential connection</a> between marijuana usage and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/could-marijuana-use-play-a-role-in-mass-shootings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mental illness</a>.
Some of Texas’ Republican state leaders support this decriminalization push. In January, Governor Greg Abbott signaled a softened stance on marijuana decriminalization, according to remarks <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/11/austin-decriminalize-marijuana/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">documented</a> by the Texas Tribune during a campaign stop.
“One thing that I believe in, and I believe the state legislature believes in, and that is prison and jail is a place for dangerous criminals who may harm others,” said Abbott. “Small possession of marijuana is not the type of violation that we want to stockpile jails with.”
In a July editorial, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller <a href="https://www.texasagriculture.gov/News-Events/News-Events-Details/Article/7380/EDITORIAL-STANDING-UP-FOR-COMPASSIONATE-USE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> that marijuana was medically beneficial, and that bans on the drug were racist, classist, authoritarian, and anti-American.
“In a free society, government should only make something illegal for a powerful reason or set of facts,” wrote Miller. “As I look back, I believe that cannabis prohibition came from a place of fear, not from medical science or the analysis of social harm. Sadly, the roots of this came from a history of racism, classism, and a large central government with an authoritarian desire to control others. It is as anti-American in its origins as could be imaginable.”
Abbott and Miller are just several of many Republicans walking away from party disapproval of marijuana and joining a decriminalization push that resonates deeply throughout the Democratic Party all the way to the White House. Democrats at the forefront of voter minds ahead of the November election like Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor and Senate candidate John Fetterman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-for-decriminalizing-across-the-board-john-fetterman-has-repeatedly-nodded-to-woke-drug-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">support</a> decriminalization of marijuana, but view that issue as the tip of the iceberg. Fetterman has consistently advocated for decriminalizing hard drugs as well.
Earlier this month, President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-pardons-thousands-with-federal-convictions-for-drug-crimes-orders-states-to-do-the-same" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued</a> a mass pardon of those convicted of simple marijuana possession. As The Heritage Foundation and other experts <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-mass-pardon-for-marijuana-possession-likely-benefitting-offenders-guilty-of-worse-crimes-expert-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a>, a vast majority of those criminal convictions were the result of plea deals. Meaning, those benefiting from Biden’s pardon likely committed more heinous crimes than marijuana possession. Paul Larkin, Heritage Foundation senior legal research fellow, told The Daily Wire that these plea deals occur nearly all of the time.
“95% of the time, federal prosecutors engage in plea bargaining,” stated Larkin. “Is it possible or likely people are going to benefit from this who don’t deserve it because they actually were accused of a more serious crime? Damn right there is.”

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Why isn’t the mainstream media covering <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-34-inside-the-fentanyl-epidemic-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">America’s fentanyl crisis</a> more seriously?
This is quite a severe topic, but I feel traumatized by the events taking place very close to my hometown and all throughout America.
There was a shocking story published this week by the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/fentanyl-cocaine-new-yorkers-drug-delivery-service-all-died-11666526726" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wall Street Journal</a> about three fentanyl-related overdose deaths.
The story covers two women and one man who died after using a drug delivery service similar to how DoorDash works. Customers text an order for cocaine, and they deliver it to your door.
The cocaine delivered to all three of these victims, however, was laced with fentanyl.
The first victim was Julia Ghahramani. She had just graduated from Columbia Law School school in 2020. One night, while alone in 2021, she texted a number that belonged to a drug answering service, and she asked if they could send somebody to deliver cocaine.
The service sent somebody within nine minutes. Julia was found dead the next morning.
The second victim was Amanda Scher. Scher was 36 years old. She was also at her apartment, alone in New York City. She called the same drug delivery service and the drugs arrived a couple of hours later, and she tried them.
She texted the dealer and said, “that batch was better than the last batch.”
She then jumped on for a private patient online consultation from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. Afterward, she sat down on the sofa, turned on the television, and was not heard from again.
You can guess exactly where that story ended.
The third victim is the most traumatizing because he was about to become a father for the first time. His name was Ross Mtangi. He was 40 years-old, and he left his pregnant partner to go stay in a hotel to get some work done.
He was a Harvard graduate and very successful in the world of finance. He had his entire life ahead of him. He actually got on to a conference call with his boss simultaneously around the same time he was texting a dealer, asking him to deliver the goods. After that call ended, he missed a follow-up call with his boss.
Mtangi’s boss texted his employee’s sister, actually, and said, “Hey, I haven&#8217;t heard from your brother.” Obviously, his wife was worried about him and also reached out to the sister.
His sister found him in that hotel the next morning, dead of an overdose.
All three victims across town had partaken of the exact same batch of what they thought was pure cocaine, but in fact, was laced with fentanyl.
The Journal did a very good job in presenting this story, documenting the victim&#8217;s families&#8217; tragedy, and bringing one of the most important issues to the forefront.
But the sad truth is this story is happening in towns all across America. 
It’s also important because a similar thing happened just a couple of years ago in my hometown with three people I was close with and knew well. It is entirely too common in America.
So where is the rest of the media?
In case you are not aware, we are now at a critical point with this crisis. One hundred and seventy five (175) <a href="https://gregmurphy.house.gov/media/press-releases/murphy-fentanyl-killing-more-young-americans-covid-19#:~:text=Unfortunately%2C%20an%20open%20border%20means,175%20people%20every%20single%20day.">people per day</a> in the United States are dying from accidental fentanyl overdoses.
Because of that, we now live in a society where your children (and you) cannot experiment with drugs — at all.
Not that it was ever a great idea — but it was different. Growing up during my time, nobody was fearful that the stuff that they were going to consume was going to be laced with fentanyl.
This message has to be communicated effectively to all teenagers right now. You have to make them aware that this is one of the scariest crises taking place in America. Experimenting with drugs could kill you — within minutes.
So where is the mainstream media on this? Why aren’t they covering this like they did COVID?
When COVID started, we had a ticker every single day across the mainstream media trying to make us fear that if we get COVID, we will die. What happened? We all reacted. People began locking themselves at home. People start wearing masks.
Why isn&#8217;t the media trying to communicate the same dangers <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/deaths/fentanyl-encounters/index.html">when it comes to fentanyl</a>? Why aren&#8217;t we seeing people recognizing how fearful they should be over this very real — and not imagined — crisis?
Since the mainstream media doesn’t highlight it as much as they should, here are a few quick facts:
<ul>
<li>Customs and Border Protection <a href="https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr9162/BILLS-117hr9162ih.pdf">data shows</a> that in fiscal year 20221, 12,900 pounds of fentanyl have been seized at the border — more than in 2021, 2020, and 2019.</li>
<li>107,521 people <a href="https://www.drugpolicyfacts.org/chapter/causes_of_death">overdosed</a> in 2021 which is up 51% since 2019.</li>
</ul>
This is no longer the time in America when you can simply experiment with drugs and get away with it as a rebellious teenager — it could kill you on the spot.
Be sure to watch my new documentary aimed at uncovering the truth about Black Lives Matter: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/the-greatest-lie-ever-sold#">THE GREATEST LIE EVER SOLD</a>.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/germany" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Germany</a> is set to legalize <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marijuana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cannabis</a> for recreational use, making it one of the only European Union nations to do so, while 19 states in the U.S. have taken similar action.
On Wednesday, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/26/germany-to-legalize-cannabis-use-for-recreational-purposes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> a <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-legalize-cannabis-use-recreational-purposes-2022-10-26/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">document</a> regarding plans for a measure on the subject. The legislation would create regulations for the controlled disbursement and consumption of cannabis for adults to use in a recreational manner. It would also be legal to get and hold onto up to 20 to 30 grams of recreational cannabis for personal use.
The country’s Federal Cabinet <a href="https://www.marijuanamoment.net/germanys-government-approves-marijuana-legalization-plan-but-reform-depends-on-european-union-sign-off/#:~:text=Germany's%20Federal%20Cabinet%20has%20officially,the%20country%20to%20move%20ahead.">reportedly</a> approved the plan, but now must be delivered to the European Commission and then legislators, so it isn&#8217;t a finished product yet.
Germany took steps to make this change in the past. The latest move comes after the coalition government secured a deal last year to put forward a measure to allow certain stores to carry cannabis. It’s not known how long it will take for the proposal to go into effect.
The only other European Union country that has legalized cannabis is Malta, making the United States an outlier on the practice when compared to Europe.
In the United States, Guam, Washington, D.C., as well as nineteen states, have <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/where-is-marijuana-legal-a-guide-to-marijuana-legalization">legalized</a> recreational use of marijuana. Colorado was the first state to take such action when Coloradans voted on a ballot measure to make its recreational use and the act of selling the substance legal in 2012.
President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2022-10-06/biden-pardons-thousands-for-simple-marijuana-possession-offenses" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took</a> further steps this month to pardon people who have been convicted of simple marijuana possession on a federal level. The move applied to around 6,500 people and was considered by some as an attempt to appease and draw support from the president’s leftist Democratic supporters. A senior White House official, however, told the press that no Americans are in jail for simple marijuana possession.
Multiple European nations have legalized marijuana use for restricted medicinal use. Germany also took this step, and has allowed such utilization since 2017.
Every EU Member State considers possessing marijuana for personal use as a violation, according to the <a href="https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/topic-overviews/cannabis-policy/html_en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction</a>. However, more than one-third of the states don’t permit imprisonment as a punishment for minor violations.
Last year, Malta <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59660856" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made</a> it legal for people to grow and use cannabis for personal purposes. Adults are permitted to have up to seven grams of marijuana on them and cultivate up to four of the plants in their houses. However, public smoking of marijuana or smoking the substance in the presence of children is not allowed.
The country’s Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech was originally in favor of the legislation, but then cautioned it would &#8220;only lead to the strengthening of the illegal market, with organised crime taking advantage.”

&lt;&gt; on August 13, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.

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