#110: Keeping Up with Synthetic Drugs
Jordan Rubin
The law makes heroin, cocaine, and meth illegal according to their defined chemical structures. But what about drugs made from synthetic compounds, which can be changed with a tiny tweak in a clandestine lab? Can the law just say "close enough?"
Jordan Rubin is a legal editor at Bloomberg Law and co-host of the Cases & Controversies podcast.
"America's Secret Drug War," August 2019
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