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2 Dec 2025 6:09 pm
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 ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶l̶a̶w̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶b̶i̶p̶a̶r̶t̶i̶s̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶a̶s̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶u̶n̶a̶n̶i̶m̶o̶u̶s̶l̶y̶.̶
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̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶D̶E̶A̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶J̶u̶s̶t̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶D̶e̶p̶a̶r̶t̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶o̶p̶p̶o̶s̶e̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶e̶n̶a̶c̶t̶e̶d̶.̶
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̶P̶r̶e̶s̶i̶d̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶O̶b̶a̶m̶a̶ ̶s̶i̶g̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶o̶ ̶l̶a̶w̶.̶
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̶I̶t̶s̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶p̶u̶r̶p̶o̶s̶e̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶b̶a̶l̶a̶n̶c̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶e̶n̶f̶o̶r̶c̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶p̶a̶t̶i̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶a̶c̶c̶e̶s̶s̶,̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶w̶e̶a̶k̶e̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶D̶E̶A̶ ̶a̶u̶t̶h̶o̶r̶i̶t̶y̶.̶
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̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶“̶6̶0̶ ̶M̶i̶n̶u̶t̶e̶s̶”̶ ̶f̶r̶a̶m̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶c̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶l̶a̶t̶e̶r̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶c̶r̶i̶t̶i̶c̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶g̶u̶e̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶o̶v̶e̶r̶s̶i̶m̶p̶l̶i̶f̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶l̶e̶x̶ ̶r̶e̶g̶u̶l̶a̶t̶o̶r̶y̶ ̶i̶s̶s̶u̶e̶.̶
The law was bipartisan and passed unanimously. :rolleyes:  The DEA and Justice Department did not oppose it when enacted. :rolleyes:  President Obama signed it into law. :lol:  Its stated purpose was balancing enforcement with patient access, not weakening DEA authority. :rolleyes:  The “60 Minutes” framing came later, and critics argue it oversimplified a complex regulatory issue. :rolleyes:  
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