Public Health Effects of Xylazine - 11-18-2025

Joint Committee working group on oversight and enforcement (xylazine) · November 18, 2025

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Call to order and staff introductions

Announcement

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Jess Bressler (commission staff/legal counsel) called the meeting to order and invited Gabe Adams Kane (chief of staff for Senator John Vilas) and commissioners to introduce themselves. Purpose of the working group—investigating oversight and enforcement of xylazine—was stated.

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A Massachusetts working group convened to examine oversight, regulation, and possible scheduling of xylazine after public testimony about its appearance in the illicit drug supply. Members heard Department of Public Health concerns about scheduling, discussed data sources and veterinary uses, and formed two subgroups to prepare materials for a Dec. 11 public meeting.

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