The Amazon Loophole Is Driving the Fentanyl Crisis
A rule allowing ‘de minimis’ items to be shipped from overseas without fees or inspections has facilitated the illegal drug trade.
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
One of the more frustrating things about public policy in the United States is how the dominance of corporate interests makes simple reforms that could save thousands of lives impossible. To wit: Here is the story of how Amazon and other retailers are facilitating the epidemic of deaths from fentanyl.