October 3, 2018 Seattle Starbucks baristas dispose of hypodermic needles left behind by drug users nearly every day: report Three employees at the North Seattle-area Starbucks revealed to KIRO that they had been forced to take anti-viral medications after all being poked by the needles while working.
October 3, 2018 Michigan cheerleader accused of handing out pot brownies as bribe to win homecoming queen A cheerleader at a Michigan high school was looking for another form of “higher education” when she handed out pot brownies in a bid to bribe students into voting for her for homecoming queen, police said.
September 23, 2018 California kindergarten student can take cannabis to school, judge rules A 5-year-old California girl can keep bringing a cannabis-based drug to school—used for emergency treatment of a rare form of epilepsy—a judge ruled Friday.
September 23, 2018 Thousands of marijuana plants seized from California national forest More than 10,200 marijuana plants were seized from a California national forest believed to be left there by illegal drug trafficking organization, police said Friday.
September 22, 2018 Ohio bar loses liquor license when food stamps are used to buy drugs, lap dances An adult-entertainment bar in Ohio lost its liquor license this week after officials learned that food stamps were being used to pay for drugs and lap dances.
September 22, 2018 Banana shipment contained nearly $18M in cocaine, authorities say Criminal justice authorities in Texas got more than they expected Friday when a local port donated 45 boxes of unclaimed bananas.
September 21, 2018 Canadians could be banned from the US forever if they smoke legal pot Even after October 17th, when pot is legalized in Canada, a citizen who drives from Vancouver to Seattle may be asked by a border agent if they have smoked pot before, and if they say yes, they could get banned from entry to the U.S. for life, even though pot is legal in Washington state.
September 19, 2018 Florida police searching for bikini-clad woman captured hugging bundle of pot on beach The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office posted a photograph of a woman in a yellow bikini hugging a block of marijuana in hope the public can help identify her.
September 19, 2018 Surgeon seen on Bravo reality show, girlfriend allegedly drugged, sexually assaulted women A California orthopedic surgeon who once appeared on a Bravo reality TV show and his girlfriend were charged with drugging and sexually assaulting two women, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.
September 18, 2018 Synthetic marijuana use among inmates a ‘disaster waiting to happen,’ expert says In Florida, the past two years have been the deadliest in prison history. In Pennsylvania, 50 staffers became sick recently and 33 inmates were hospitalized, triggering a 12-day statewide prison lockdown.The culprit: synthetic marijuana, or K2.