In February 1793, British ambassador to China, George Macartney, embarked on a mission to open China for trade, driven by Britain's insatiable thirst for Chinese tea. Yet, it wasn't tea but the potent lure of opium, harvested from the poppy plant, that would come to shape global trade and politics.
Lawmakers recently added harsher possession penalties to a fentanyl bill that, if passed by the General Assembly, could disproportionately impact communities of color.