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The Silk Road Trial: WIRED’s Gavel-to-Gavel Coverage
After 13 short days of trial, Ross Ulbricht has been convicted of running the unprecedented, anonymous online black market known as the Silk Road. In terms of drama, those days included everything: a...
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Feds Demand Reddit Identify Users of a Dark-Web Drug Forum
Over the last year, Reddit’s “dark net markets” discussion forum has grown into one of the central fixtures of the online drug scene. The post Feds Demand Reddit Identify Users of a Dark-Web Drug Forum...
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Legal Marijuana’s $40 Billion Future
A brief video guide to the booming business of legal marijuana. The post Legal Marijuana’s $40 Billion Future appeared first on WIRED.
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Why Testing Drugs on Our Dogs Is Good for Our Health
Trying medicines out on pet dogs is a practical way to research new human uses for out-of-patent drugs. The post Why Testing Drugs on Our Dogs Is Good for Our Health appeared first on WIRED.
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Genetically Modified Yeast Will Make It Possible to Home-Brew Opiates
Yeast could soon be used to generate opioids, bringing us one step closer to the possibility of homebrewed smack. The post Genetically Modified Yeast Will Make It Possible to Home-Brew Opiates appeared...
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Silk Road Prosecutors Ask Judge to ‘Send a Message’ In Ulbricht Sentencing
Prosecutors are determined to make an example of Ross Ulbricht---to deter other Dark Web market administrators from following in his footsteps. The post Silk Road Prosecutors Ask Judge to ‘Send a...
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Why Harvest Opiates When You Can Get Yeast to Produce Them?
A research team from the University of York has figured out the last key step in how poppies produce opium. The post Why Harvest Opiates When You Can Get Yeast to Produce Them? appeared first on WIRED.
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Two Charts Show How the Drug War Drives US Domestic Spying
Nearly 9 out of 10 wiretaps in America today now target drug suspects. The post Two Charts Show How the Drug War Drives US Domestic Spying appeared first on WIRED.
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Nobody Knows What to Do About Pesticides in Legal Marijuana
The problem goes back to, you know, a small technicality: Marijuana is still illegal under federal law. The post Nobody Knows What to Do About Pesticides in Legal Marijuana appeared first on WIRED.
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Agora, the Dark Web’s Biggest Drug Market, Is Going Offline
The administrators of the massive drug bazaar say they need time to defend themselves from a new attack on Tor. The post Agora, the Dark Web’s Biggest Drug Market, Is Going Offline appeared first on...
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The Silk Road’s Dark-Web Dream Is Dead
The Silk Road's libertarian free-trade zone has devolved into a fragmented, less ethical, and far less trusted collection of scam-ridden black markets. The post The Silk Road's Dark-Web Dream Is Dead...
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Whatever’s in Synthetic Marijuana, It’s the Opposite of Chill
Synthetic marijuana, or K2, isn't really marijuana at all. The post Whatever’s in Synthetic Marijuana, It’s the Opposite of Chill appeared first on WIRED.
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Banning a Promising Cure for Opioid Addiction Is a Bad Idea
Kratom is helping wean thousands of Americans off illegal drugs and prescription pain pills, without creating long term dependency. It shouldn't be illegal. The post Banning a Promising Cure for Opioid...
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The Best Memes From the First Presidential Debate
Sniff. Shimmy. Shake. The post The Best Memes From the First Presidential Debate appeared first on WIRED.
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America Is Finally Ready to Change the Way It Talks About Drugs
2016 told a tale of two drugs, and how people using them circumvented the way America thinks about getting high. The post America Is Finally Ready to Change the Way It Talks About Drugs appeared first...
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How Does a $575 Life-Saving Drug Jump to $4,500? Blame a Perverse System
In America, saving a life costs as much as the market will bear. The post How Does a $575 Life-Saving Drug Jump to $4,500? Blame a Perverse System appeared first on WIRED.
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Keeping Fentanyl Out of the US Will Take More Than a Wall
Rooting out synthetic opioids like fentanyl is a game of whack-a-mole; once the DEA targets a specific chemical composition, a new one pops up. The post Keeping Fentanyl Out of the US Will Take More...
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California’s Looking for New Tax Revenue? Weed ’em and Reap
The stoners have spoken: California is set to become the country's largest legal marijuana market . But the path to legit pot isn't straight and narrow. The post California's Looking for New Tax...
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Catnip Ain’t the Only Plant That’ll Send Your Kitty to Blissville
Three other plants tweak your feline's neurons. The post Catnip Ain't the Only Plant That'll Send Your Kitty to Blissville appeared first on WIRED.
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The Shocking Lack of Science Behind Lethal Injections
No one knows if lethal injection really is more humane than other execution methods. And they can't really find out. The post The Shocking Lack of Science Behind Lethal Injections appeared first on WIRED.
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