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‘No bomb does what this is doing’: Trump calls fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction (www.scmp.com)
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US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order (EO) designating illicit fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid driving the US overdose crisis, as a weapon of mass destruction. The EO issued by the White House asserted that “illicit fentanyl is closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic” due to its extreme potency. “Two milligrams, an almost undetectable trace amount equivalent to 10 to 15 grains of table salt, constitutes a lethal dose,” it said. The order highlights the national...

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

Where have we heard this narrative before? I seem to recall this phrase being used by another president, to justify something illegal, but I can't quite put my finger on it.