Drug overdose deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but experts say new street drugs made from synthetic chemicals are emerging rapidly.

The move should make it easier for researchers to study the substance and give tax breaks to licensed medical marijuana dealers

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order Thursday reclassifying state-licensed marijuana as a less dangerous drug, changing a policy that has for decades made the drug’s potential medicinal benefits more difficult to research.

A new synthetic opioid, cychlorphine, is emerging in illicit drug markets and forensic labs, raising fresh concerns for public health and law enforcement. Its distinct chemistry and ease of synthesis make it harder to track,

Twelve million people lost coverage for Zepbound over the last year. The same number of people lost coverage for Wegovy, according to an analysis by GoodRx, a drug discount website.

Sanofi’s multiple sclerosis medicine tolebrutinib was recommended for approval by European regulators, a boost for the drugmaker after it failed to gain approval for the medicine in the US.

The Justice Department said the drug will now be listed on Schedule III, similar to some common prescription painkillers. The order does not decriminalize marijuana for recreational use.