position, you ve worked to counter drug cartels that are getting so rich off of this crisis, this crisis that is killing so many americans. what s the plan to stop the flow of drugs from the drug cartels? first of all, jose, it s important to understand that every life lost as for me as a physician and a parent is a tragedy, and it hurts me. i have been practicing in rural areas, urban areas, i have never seen, you know, this tragedy get more and more and more worse because of synthetics like fentanyl, what we want to do is make sure that we are addressing the entire commercial disruption, looking at this as a commercial enterprise, driven by profits, not ideology, it s not only a national security threat but a global security threat. so it s important. we believe it s a good thing for two reasons, first of all, tens of thousands of pounds of
Pandora will introduce lab-grown diamonds in North America later this month following a trial in the UK, the jewelry retailer announced Tuesday.The line will be available from August 25 across 269 of its stores in the US and Canada, as well as online, the company said. Prices will start at.
RAPAPORT. The State Bank of India (SBI) has begun financing synthetics producers and is thought to be the country’s first lender to draw up a formal policy for the sector.The government-owned bank will fund purchases of equipment such as growing machines, a source at SBI told Rapaport News.
The Texas-based producer of lab-created diamonds explains its new supply deal with HRA Group.
RAPAPORT. Long-term supply deals for lab-grown diamonds are coming in thick and fast. Trade buyers want to lock in the best goods, and only a limited number of producers can grow high-quality.
because it s so inconsistent? absolutely. right? you and i could go buy the same thing on the same day, in the same place, and nothing happens to you and i end up dead. reporter: that was apparently what happened in tara s case. the tabs she and her friend took were haphazardly made, and only tara ended up with a deadly dose. she had this high level of this drug, 25i. had you ever heard of never heard of it. and i m sure tara hadn t either, you know? they thought they were taking something completely different than what they were. what did you know about synthetic drugs before this? nothing. reporter: and the trafficking of synthetics can be tough to prosecute, because as soon as the federal government deems one chemical compound illegal, foreign labs alter its molecular structure, producing a similar version that s not officially banned. the formulas are being tweaked all the time, and that s a problem. so, there s some degree of playing catch up.