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In 2017, a man showed up at the emergency room and confessed that he'd accidentally poisoned himself with homemade ricin. He was federally charged with possessing a biological agent, but his case was dismissed on almost unbelievable technicality. But he's not the only man who thinks he can create the perfect weapon from nothing but a handful of beans.
Sources:
https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional/ajc-watchdog-north-man-arrested-for-ricin-radicalized-online/wdxws9G7zMmaUDmm22njYK/
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-perfect-poison-ricin-used-in-3-recent-cases/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17023504/united-states-v-jordan/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6378803/united-states-v-siers-hill/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6293428/united-states-v-gibbs/
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Tucker, Jonathan B. “Dilemmas of a Dual-Use Technology: Toxins in Medicine and Warfare.” Politics and the Life Sciences, vol. 13, no. 1, 1994, pp. 51–62
Bergen, Peter, et al. “Key Trends in Terrorism.” Terrorism in America 18 Years After 9/11, New America, 2019, pp. 45–50
Leo J. Schep, Wayne A. Temple, Grant A. Butt, Michael D. Beasley. Ricin as a weapon of mass terror — Separating fact from fiction. Environment International, Volume 35, Issue 8, 2009
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https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6020875&page=1
https://slate.com/technology/2012/01/white-powder-hoaxes-a-trend-in-fake-terrorism.html
https://www.justice.gov/archive/tax/usaopress/2002/txdv02091.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-49434687
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/22/woman-poison-plot-mother-breaking-bad-court
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/breaking-bad-inspired-georgetown-student-charged-ricin
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-34288380
USAMRIID’s MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CASUALTIES HANDBOOK, Ninth Edition
https://usamriid.health.mil/assets/docs/training/USAMRIIDs_Blue_Book_9th_edition_PDF_format.pdf

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In 2017, a man showed up at the emergency room and confessed that he'd accidentally poisoned himself with homemade ricin. He was federally charged with possessing a biological agent, but his case was dismissed on almost unbelievable technicality. But he's not the only man who thinks he can create the perfect weapon from nothing but a handful of beans.
Sources:
https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional/ajc-watchdog-north-man-arrested-for-ricin-radicalized-online/wdxws9G7zMmaUDmm22njYK/
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-perfect-poison-ricin-used-in-3-recent-cases/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17023504/united-states-v-jordan/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6378803/united-states-v-siers-hill/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6293428/united-states-v-gibbs/
Melissa Abbes, Marc Montana, Christophe Curti, Patrice Vanelle. Ricin poisoning: A review on contamination source, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and reporting of ricin poisoning. Toxicon, Volume 195, 2021
Tucker, Jonathan B. “Dilemmas of a Dual-Use Technology: Toxins in Medicine and Warfare.” Politics and the Life Sciences, vol. 13, no. 1, 1994, pp. 51–62
Bergen, Peter, et al. “Key Trends in Terrorism.” Terrorism in America 18 Years After 9/11, New America, 2019, pp. 45–50
Leo J. Schep, Wayne A. Temple, Grant A. Butt, Michael D. Beasley. Ricin as a weapon of mass terror — Separating fact from fiction. Environment International, Volume 35, Issue 8, 2009
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/15/us/ricin-terrorism-plot-sentencing.html
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/cfr
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscode
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/744
https://thebulletin.org/2013/06/barely-lethal/
https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6020875&page=1
https://slate.com/technology/2012/01/white-powder-hoaxes-a-trend-in-fake-terrorism.html
https://www.justice.gov/archive/tax/usaopress/2002/txdv02091.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-49434687
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/22/woman-poison-plot-mother-breaking-bad-court
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/breaking-bad-inspired-georgetown-student-charged-ricin
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-34288380
USAMRIID’s MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CASUALTIES HANDBOOK, Ninth Edition
https://usamriid.health.mil/assets/docs/training/USAMRIIDs_Blue_Book_9th_edition_PDF_format.pdf

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