Medical marijuana is legal in Michigan. But the legislation is quiet on dispensaries. As a result, several have opened to test the waters, and now four men are being prosecuted for working in them, setting up a battle that may help clarify exactly how medical marijuana patients are supposed to actually get their approved marijuana. [Read more…]
Synthetic Marijuana and the Problems with Banning a Constantly-Changing Recipe
In 2010, lawmakers in Michigan passed a law banning several different ingredients used in the manufacture of synthetic marijuana, also called Spice and K2. But the products remain on store shelves. Why? Because manufacturers changed the ingredients to skirt the law. As more and more teens try the substance, lawmakers scramble to enact legislation that will stop the reportedly-dangerous substances in their tracks. [Read more…]
Heroin Addicts Getting Younger and More Populous
The illegal prescription drug trade has done wonders for the heroin trade as well. Cheaper and easier to find than prescription opiates, heroin use is on the rise in Detroit suburbs and even among kids as young as 15, according to the Detroit Free Press. [Read more…]
Genesee County Sheriff Running Unlawful Drug Checkpoints
In an effort to keep drugs under control in Flint, Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell has been using narcotics check points to stop and search vehicles. He has assembled a posse (no, really, he calls them his “Sheriff’s Posse”) and they are using drug dogs to check motorists for drugs. [Read more…]
Michigan Pot Dispensaries Closing Their Doors
All it takes is one court decision to stop the medical marijuana trade in its tracks. At least that’s what Michigan is seeing this week after a ruling on Wednesday determined the Compassionate Apothecary in Mt. Pleasant was a public nuisance and needed to be closed. But this single ruling has dispensaries all over the state shutting down. [Read more…]
Detroit Dealers Selling OxyContin Cross-Country
Law enforcement officials in the South are casting a steely glare North as they continue to find their citizens in possession of OxyContin from Detroit. According to the Detroit Free Press, cops in states like West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky are seeing more and more cases of the drug, affectionately called “hillbilly heroin”, that can be traced directly to Detroit dealers. [Read more…]