TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Sep 15, 2022

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is joining 17 attorneys general in urging President Joe Biden to classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction in response to the increase in overdose deaths nationwide. “Fentanyl has caused too many tragic deaths on an individual level and, as we have seen overseas, it can also be weaponized to cause mass casualties,” Skrmetti said. He called on “governments at every level” to take a “broad-spectrum approach” to protect Americans from the drug. According to the AG’s office, classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction would require the Department of Homeland Security and the Drug Enforcement Administration to coordinate a response with other agencies, including the Department of Defense. Read the letter from the attorneys general.