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Why enforcement cannot keep up with fentanyl, tusi (pink cocaine), xylazine, and THC analogues — and what regulation would require instead.
The illicit drug supply moves faster than any enforcement schedule. Fentanyl analogues, tusi (pink cocaine), xylazine, and novel THC compounds appear, disappear, and reappear under different names while policy debates stay frozen in the 1980s. This tag covers the synthetic drug crisis specifically — why criminalization cannot keep pace with chemistry, and why a regulated supply with testing and labeling is the only serious response to an uncontrolled black market. One post today; more as the series continues.
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Drug Legalization Series · Part 6
Tusi (pink cocaine), xylazine, medetomidine, nitazenes, and THC analogues prove enforcement can’t keep up. Regulation creates testing, labeling, and accountability.