States’ Attorney Generals Send Letter to Oil Companies Asking Them Not to Condone Synthetic Marijuana at Gas Stations The attorney generals from 43 states in the US have all co-written and signed a letter that was sent to several major oil companies, requesting their help to stop the sales of … [Read more...]
No More Synthetic Marijuana at Gas Stations, Attorney Generals Demand
April 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
SC Prescription Monitoring Program Can Help Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse
April 5, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Committee Agrees South Carolina Prescription Monitoring Program Could Help Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse In March this year, Governor Nikki Haley issued Executive Order 2014-22, which created the Governor’s Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Council. The council was tasked with studying South … [Read more...]
Couple Arrested on Drug Charges for Leaving Meth as Tip
March 13, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Waitress Finds Meth Instead of Money as a Tip, Couple Arrested on Drug Charges An Oregon couple has been arrested on drug charges for possessing and manufacturing meth after they reportedly left the drug, instead of money, as a tip for a waitress. Beaverton resident Ryan L. Benson, 40, and … [Read more...]
Child Brings Heroin to Day Care, Mistaking it for Candy
March 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Mother Arrested After Child Brings Packets of Heroin to Day Care, Mistaking it for Candy A woman has been arrested on serious drug charges after her 4-year-old brought hundreds of packets of heroin to day care center and passed them out among her classmates, mistaking it for candy. The child … [Read more...]
Fighting I-95 Traffic Stop Drug Trafficking Charges
February 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
SC Police Patrol: I-95 Traffic Stop Drug Trafficking Charges Interstate I-95 winds through South Carolina, and has earned a reputation since the 1980’s for being one of the country’s largest drug trafficking traffic stop corridors, funneling marijuana, cocaine, and heroin from Cuba through … [Read more...]
New Medical Marijuana Bill Filed in SC
December 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
South Carolina Examines Another Medical Marijuana Bill Senator Tom Davis has filed another medical marijuana bill, after the success of the cannabidiol legislation passed by South Carolina’s lawmakers earlier this year. Sen. Davis has championed medical marijuana legislation for years, and says he … [Read more...]
Congress Allows Medical Marijuana in Spending Bill
December 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Congress Passes Spending Bill that Ends War on Drugs for States with Legal Medical Marijuana The passage of the federal spending bill this past Saturday, December 13th, signaled an historic moment for medical marijuana and the War on Drugs in the United States. The spending bill included an … [Read more...]
Tacoma to Shut Down Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
December 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Tacoma, WA Will Shut Down Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in 2015 Although Washington state was one of the first states to legalize medical marijuana, and was one of the first two states to legalize recreational use of marijuana, the city of Tacoma may soon shut down all of its medical marijuana … [Read more...]
SC Store Owners Face Drug Charges for Synthetic Marijuana
December 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Undercover Reporting Shows Several Stores Illegally Sell Synthetic Marijuana in South Carolina The week of Thanksgiving, WIS reported that the news station’s undercover investigation into drug sales in South Carolina revealed that several “head shops” and other stores in the state are illegally … [Read more...]
Oxycodone Conspiracy Leads to Sentence for Federal Charges
August 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Oxycodone Conspiracy Leads to Federal Charges, Convictions Three members of a Oxycodone conspiracy in upstate South Carolina who distributed the regulated narcotic painkiller Oxycodone were sentenced on federal charges in court on Wednesday, August 20th. Lance C. Tew, 26, Jessica R. Hollingsworth, … [Read more...]
