Category Archives: Drugs

“They’ll never think to look here”

Posted on 12/13/2019 by Wirecutter

BUXTON, Maine (CBS Local) — A Maine man is accused of operating a meth lab inside a children’s playroom at a church, authorities in Buxton said. Matthew Anderson, 33, was arrested after church members reported suspicious activity at the Buxton … Continue reading →

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Evidence Pours More Cold Water on The False Narrative That Prescriptions Caused the Opioid Crisis

Posted on 12/10/2019 by Wirecutter

A new study reported in the November 1, 2019 Annals of Emergency Medicine pours more cold water on the false but persistent narrative that the opioid overdose crisis was caused by doctors prescribing opioids to patients in pain. MORE

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I’m dreaming of a White Christmas…

Posted on 12/09/2019 by Wirecutter

Walmart is saying sorry for making available a Christmas sweater with an apparent drug reference. The sweater featured an image of Santa Claus behind a table with three white lines that look similar to cocaine lines. Below the image is … Continue reading →

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And they’ll still be shooting that shit

Posted on 12/06/2019 by Wirecutter

Seven people in San Diego have died in the last two months from a flesh-eating bacteria associated with black tar heroin use, according to health officials. Nine people who injected the drug were admitted to hospitals in San Diego County … Continue reading →

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Anything for a buck

Posted on 12/05/2019 by Wirecutter

MODESTO, Calif. — A Central Valley county will try to deter illegal marijuana cultivation by imposing hefty administrative penalties. The Modesto Bee reports the fines taking effect Dec. 19 in Stanislaus County are $1,000 per day per plant and will … Continue reading →

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I`ll Never Smoke Weed With Willie Again

Posted on 12/04/2019 by Wirecutter

Willie Nelson says he has puffed his final joint. The country music legend and longtime marijuana legalization advocate, still touring at 86, told San Antonio’s television station KSAT that for health reasons, he no longer smokes marijuana. MORE

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FPC Urge Court to Find Possession of Marijuana Does Not Render a Person Prohibited

Posted on 12/04/2019 by Wirecutter

Portland, ME —-(Ammoland.com)- Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and Firearms Policy Foundation (FPF) filed a “friend of the court” brief in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, sitting as the Law Court, in the case of State of Maine v. Richard … Continue reading →

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Party on, Hunter, party on

Posted on 11/27/2019 by Wirecutter

Hunter Biden was suspected of smoking crack inside a strip club where he dropped “thousands of dollars” during multiple visits — at the same time he held a seat on the board of a controversial Ukrainian natural-gas company, The Post … Continue reading →

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Hey, tweekers need love too

Posted on 11/26/2019 by Wirecutter

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Lawyers say a Virginia woman is back together with her ex-boyfriend, who was in court to face charges that he broke into her home and spiked her tea with methamphetamine. MORE

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I got what you want, you got what I want

Posted on 11/26/2019 by Wirecutter

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – A Hendersonville doctor admitted he traded opioid prescriptions for sex with patients. MORE

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Who didn’t see this coming?

Posted on 11/26/2019 by Wirecutter

California is increasing business tax rates on legal marijuana, a move that stunned struggling companies that have been pleading with the state to do just the opposite. Hefty marijuana taxes that can approach 50 per cent in some communities have … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Morning Florida Report

Posted on 11/25/2019 by Wirecutter

A 380-pound Florida man used his belly button to stash a bag of meth, police said. Martin Skelly, 41, of St. Petersburg was busted early Saturday after he reportedly showed up to a McDonald’s in Clearwater with a drug-filled needle. … Continue reading →

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For me but not for thee

Posted on 11/22/2019 by Wirecutter

ELIZABETH, Pa. — The former police chief in Elizabeth Borough will not serve any jail time after he pleaded guilty to stealing heroin from the police department’s evidence room. Timothy Butler was sentenced Wednesday to 45 months probation and 325 … Continue reading →

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Thank you Brown, Newsom, and last but not least, Mexico

Posted on 11/22/2019 by Wirecutter

CHICO — The Special Enforcement Unit of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office made 12 arrests Monday after discovering $164,200 found stashed in a vehicle during a traffic stop on Nov. 6. The traffic stop spurred a search warrant on properties … Continue reading →

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Your Thursday Morning Florida Report

Posted on 11/21/2019 by Wirecutter

FORT PIERCE, Fla. – That darn wind is always causing trouble, especially for “Florida Man.” A man pulled over by police in Fort Pierce last month claimed the cocaine residue found inside a Budweiser can along with a crack pipe … Continue reading →

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That’s a lot of dope

Posted on 11/20/2019 by Wirecutter

HILLIARD, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus couple is facing additional drug charges following an investigation by the Hilliard Division of Police that ended in the discovery of carfentanil — a synthetic opiate more dangerous than fentanyl. MORE ***** Enough to … Continue reading →

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Father of the Year

Posted on 11/18/2019 by Wirecutter

HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has pleaded not guilty to drug charges after authorities said his 5-year-old son brought heroin to school and told his teacher that when he tastes the powder he becomes Spider-Man. MORE

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Mother of the Year

Posted on 11/15/2019 by Wirecutter

A mother killed her baby daughter by rubbing heroin on her gums to get her to sleep, court papers say. Kimberly Nelligan, 33, is said to have used the substance on one year-old Jordy at least 15 times before the … Continue reading →

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Democrat? Nothing will come of it

Posted on 11/15/2019 by Wirecutter

AUSTIN — State Rep. Poncho Nevárez faces a drug charge after being caught on surveillance cameras at the Austin airport dropping a sealed envelope that contained four baggies of cocaine. Nevárez, chairman of the House Homeland Security and Public Safety … Continue reading →

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High on the hog

Posted on 11/14/2019 by Wirecutter

A stash of cocaine worth $22,000 hidden in an Italian forest by a gang of suspected drug dealers was reportedly destroyed by wild boars. Police dismantled the smuggling operation in Tuscany after placing a wiretap on members of the gang, … Continue reading →

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