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U.S. drug certification is outdated, says report

by Associated Press
| December 1, 2020 5:33 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. congressional commission has proposed replacing the U.S. drug certification process — a fixture of U.S. anti-narcotics policy that classifies countries based on their cooperation on the fight on drugs — with more nuanced diplomatic approaches to keep up with rapidly changing threats like synthetic drugs.

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