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9 Oct 2019 Conversations with Tyler Ben Westhoff on Synthetic Drugs, Dive Bars, and the Evolution of Rap
“They’re not allowed to hand out these kits that help people realize if they’re taking what they think they are or something else. That’s why at these raves, you always hear about someone dying, and in my opinion, this is just a crazy law.”
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- Ben Westhoff
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- 9 Oct 2019
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…What other changes to US drug policy would you make, beyond what we’ve discussed? There are places like the state of Pennsylvania, which for some reason bans fentanyl testing strips to help people find out if what they’ve got is pure heroin or heroin mixed with fentanyl, for example. Fentanyl testing strips save a lot of lives. It’s crazy that it’s illegal in places. There’s also something called the RAVE Act, which was coauthored by Joe Biden. What it does is it cracks down on concert promoters, rave promoters, and they are not allowed . . . in these big bacchanals with tens of thousands of people at these raves, electronic dance music parties, everyone’s using drugs. And yet because of this obscure law called the RAVE Act, they’re not allowed to check their drugs. They’re not allowed to hand out these kits that help people realize if they’re taking what they think they are or something else. That’s why at these raves, you always hear about someone dying, and in my opinion, this is just a crazy law. Now let’s turn to China. How complicit is China in the export of fentanyl? The Chinese government, that is.…
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