With a Dec. 15 executive order, President Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to classify a narcotic as a weapon of mass destruction. Trump used U.S. deaths from fentanyl to justify the ...
Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Illicit fentanyl is closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic. Two milligrams, an almost undetectable trace amount equivalent to 10 to 15 grains of table salt, ...
WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump has taken action classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction" as his administration escalates efforts to combat the flow of illicit drugs into the United ...
On Dec. 15, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an unprecedented executive order “designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.” Under federal law, fentanyl is a licit — not an illicit — drug.
President Donald Trump signed a historic executive order declaring illicit fentanyl and its precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction (WMD), warning that the drug poses a threat more ...
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