Trump Signs Law Targeting Fentanyl Trafficking—What to Know

President Donald Trump signed into law the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act on July 16. The law makes permanent a 2018 change that made all fentanyl-related substances fall under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, which is reserved for drugs with high potential for abuse and no medical use. The law was introduced to the Senate Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan group of senators, including the committee chairman, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), in January. The legislation received support from almost every Republican and several Democrats. The bill passed the Senate in an 84–16 vote in March and the House in a 321–104 vote in June....