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Questions surround effectiveness of Texas K2 ban on Teenage use
The 33 NewsLandon describes his close call with K2 as something that he would not want to relive. "My tonsils were swollen and I couldn't breathe. The synthetic substance, that is incense mimics marijuana when smoked. Landon had to be taken to the hospital. "They...Tags: Drugs and Medicines
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Feds Indict Eight Men Operating Illegal "Bath Salts" Distribution Ring in Five Counties
Content ManagerA federal grand jury in Harrisburg returns a multi-count indictiment against eight men accused of distributing illegal "bath salts" as well as Synthetic marijuana in Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and Mifflin counties. The indictment was handed...Tags: Carbon County, Jim Thorpe, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Prosecution, Punishment
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Cass County warning: Synthetic pot cropping up in county
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterTwo recent incidents prompted the Cass County Drug Enforcement Team to issue a warning this week about products authorities identified as “synthetic marijuana’’ that are being sold in the county. On Feb. 24, police in Dowagiac said they... -
Police: Terre Haute men arrested for selling synthetic marijuana
Two Terre Haute men were arrested Thursday following an eight-month investigation into the illegal dealing of synthetic marijuana.
Mohammad Sharif Yakubbhai Vahora, 39, and Ashraf Yakubbhai Vahora, 31, were arrested on charges of dealing in salvia or...Tags: Police Arrests, Drug Trafficking
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Synthetic Marijuana Keeping Police Busy Despite Ban
FOX 17 NewsIt's called potpourri, spice and K2. 'This is the first drug in the last 15 years to really crack into being a more normal drug for heavy drug users,’ said Anthony Muller, Director of Clinic and Business Development at Wedgwood Christian Services....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Three Smithsburg students taken to hospital after smoking synthetic marijuana
davem@herald-mail.comThree Smithsburg High School students were taken to a hospital after they became sick Thursday morning while smoking synthetic marijuana known as “Spice,” according to police and school officials. The male students, ages 18, 16 and 17,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Juvenile Delinquency, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Tim Baker
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Toxicologist: New synthetic drugs contain dangerous secondary ingredients
Lawmakers are very close to a statewide ban on synthetic drugs. What's inside the fake marijuana and cocaine, though? Fox59 put it to the test to find out.
The lab-produced drugs have been banned both federally and locally at least once, but now they'...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Bath Salt Drugs
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State Police Raid "Head Shops" in Two Counties for Illegal Bath Salts
Content ManagerPennsylvania State Police in a joint operation with the Schuylkill County District Attorney's Office raided establishments in Schuylkill and Berks Counties seizing synthetic marijuana, bath salts and narcotic paraphernailia. Search warrants were...Tags: Bath (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Berks County, Bath Salt Drugs, Schuylkill County
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Hagerstown police chief warns of dangers of prescription drugs
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comPrescription drug abuse is “really becoming a big problem” in Hagerstown, city Police Chief Arthur Smith warned this week. “We haven’t had the numbers of fatal overdoses that they’ve had in West Virginia, but that is one...Tags: Substance Abuse, Drug Trafficking, Seizures, Heroin, Cocaine
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Indiana retailers face penalties over 'bath salts'
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana retailers could lose their business licenses for a year if they're caught selling synthetic stimulants nicknamed "bath salts" or others that mimic marijuana. The Indiana House voted 94-0 Monday to approve adding that... -
Chicago aldermen OK ban on synthetic cocaine
Tribune reporterChicago aldermen today approved a measure that would ban the sale of synthetic cocaine within the city and levy fines of up to $1,000 on retailers who violate the ordinance. Under the measure, set for a Wednesday vote by the full council, businesses also...Tags: Punishment, Fines, Methamphetamine (drug), Chicago
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Committee hears testimonies on synthetic drugs Tuesday
A state Senate committee heard testimony Tuesday to toughen up Indiana's ban on synthetic marijuana.
Last year, lawmakers outlawed spice, but manufacturers changed their products very slightly to get around state law.
“Since that time, about 60...Tags: Justice System, Drugs and Medicines, Local Government
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