Police Find Marijuana Stash Inside Scooby Doo Lunch Box Two men from Rock Hill, South Carolina, have been arrested after police found marijuana and assorted paraphernalia inside a Scooby Doo lunch box. Trenton Simmons, 20, and Brittany Robinson, 26, were arrested on Monday, April 28th, and … [Read more...]
Two Deaths in Denver Due to Recreational Marijuana Use
May 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Colorado Rethinks Recreational Marijuana Use Laws After Two People Die Colorado voters legalized recreational marijuana use in the last major election, and laws went into effect on January 1st, 2014. Many users believe marijuana to be safe, in some cases safer than alcohol or cigarettes, but after … [Read more...]
Three Men Busted for Selling Heroin
May 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Three Men Arrested for Selling Heroin at Gas Station Three men were arrested early on Wednesday, April 23rd, at a gas station in Bowman, SC for selling heroin. Orangeburg County deputies were called to the gas station around 8 AM because a car had been sitting at a gas station pump and hadn’t … [Read more...]
NC Restaurant Owner Busted for Marijuana Trafficking Operation
May 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
North Carolina Restaurant Owner Busted as Center of Marijuana Drug Operation Police in Gaston County, North Carolina have busted a barbeque restaurant owner as the center of a marijuana trafficking operation in the northern part of the county. The alleged marijuana operation was also across the … [Read more...]
Marijuana Use Can Cause Cardiovascular Damage
May 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
New Study Links Cardiovascular Complications to Marijuana Use Marijuana use is growing in popularity, especially in the US, and several groups advocate not just medicinal research into marijuana, but also legalizing recreational use as well. Currently, two states – Colorado and Washington State – … [Read more...]
Mass. Governor Seeks Limits on Zohydro
April 30, 2014 by 1 Comment
After Federal Judge Strikes Down Ban on Zohydro, Massachusetts Governor Seeks Legal Limitations Recently, a federal judge struck down Massachusetts’s ban on Zohydro, a powerful new opioid painkiller that many legislators fear could be more addictive than oxycodone or hydrocodone. Now, Massachusetts … [Read more...]
Kershaw County Sets Record with Meth Lab Bust
April 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Kershaw County Meth Lab Bust Has Greatest Amount of Waste in SC On Easter Sunday, two people were arrested in a meth lab bust, which may hold the record for greatest amount of meth lab waste in the state. Officers in Kershaw County responded to complaints about a possible meth lab on Sunday. A … [Read more...]
Police Find Marijuana Paraphernalia and a Machete in Car
April 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Search Uncovers Marijuana Paraphernalia and a Machete in Clover Man’s Car On Sunday, April 13th, York police found several items of marijuana paraphernalia, along with a machete, in a man’s car. Sean Franklin Hagler, 25-year-old resident of Clover, SC, was pulled over at a traffic stop near the … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Stops $350 Million Cocaine Shipment in Miami
April 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Bales of Cocaine Unloaded by Miami Coast Guard Operation On Tuesday, April 15th, the US Coast Guard stopped a huge shipment of cocaine bound for the United States as it entered Miami. Members of the US Coast Guard Cutter Legare were seen unloading 127 bales of cocaine, which has a street value … [Read more...]
Recreational Marijuana Use Can Lead to Brain Changes
April 22, 2014 by 1 Comment
New Study Shows Areas of the Brain Changed by “Casual” Marijuana Use A new study that looked at recreational or “casual” marijuana use in young adults concluded that the drug can significantly change, and potentially even damage, the brain. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, is … [Read more...]
