National Survey Finds Teen Marijuana Use Declining, Even in States with Recreational Pot A new study conducted by the University of Michigan has found that teen marijuana use is decreasing, in spite of more states looking to increase recreational use of the drug. The Monitoring the Future study, … [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...]
Marijuana Growing Operation in SC Shut Down
December 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Huge Sumter-Based Marijuana Grow Operation Shut Down A Sumter, SC resident was arrested after police found a large marijuana growing operation along with at least 2 pounds of marijuana, worth $35,000. Gobe Dean McElveen, 50, was arrested and charged for manufacturing marijuana, as well as … [Read more...]
Prescription Painkiller Addiction Down, Heroin Addiction Up
October 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Prescription Painkiller Addiction and Death Dropping, but Heroin Addiction on the Rise New federal data from the Centers for Disease Control show that prescription painkiller addiction and death tolls are finally dropping for the first time since 1999. However, another opioid addiction is on the … [Read more...]
Colorado Officials Warn About Pot Candy this Halloween
October 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In a State with Recreational Marijuana Use, Officials Grow Concerned about Pot Candy for Halloween Colorado is one of two states in the US that recently legalized full recreational use of marijuana. The state features numerous dispensaries with pot edibles like brownies and pot candy lollipops for … [Read more...]
40+ People Arrested on SC Drug Charges After 3 Month Investigation
November 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sumter County 3 Month-Long Investigation Leads to Drug Charges and Arrests for 40+ People After a 3-month investigation, Sumter County authorities have issued drug charges and arrested more than 40 people for selling illegal narcotics and moonshine throughout the county. The South Carolina Law … [Read more...]
Defendants in First Federal Synthetic Marijuana Trial Ask for Retrial
November 4, 2013 by 1 Comment
After Harsh Ruling in First Federal Synthetic Marijuana Trial, Defendants Ask for Retrial The defense attorneys for Jim Carlson and his “head shop,” Last Place on Earth, have asked a federal judge for a retrial, after Carlson was harshly sentenced in the first federal synthetic … [Read more...]
Eight More Suspects Indicted on Federal Drug Charges
October 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Drug Ring Bust Turns Up 8 More Suspects, Arrested on Federal Drug Charges Eight more people have been indicted on federal drug charges related to a drug ring that distributed cocaine and prescription painkillers like oxycodone in Beaufort County. The total number of people arrested on federal drug … [Read more...]
Oregon Police Use Google Earth to Bust Marijuana Farm
October 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Police Use Google Earth to Find and Bust a Medical Marijuana Garden Police in Grants Pass, Oregon say that they used a satellite image service to spot and bust a medical marijuana farm in Southern Oregon. Authorities reportedly received a tip that 50-year-old Curtis W. Croft was bragging about … [Read more...]
