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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/WheatTrampler on 2025-06-24 02:25:33+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that many U.S. states secretly obtain the drugs used in lethal injections from small compounding pharmacies whose identities are hidden by state secrecy laws. These drugs are produced under less federal oversight, resulting in variable quality, and sometimes leading to botched executions.