November 11th, 2013
Drug Dealers Find a New Market on Instagram
The social networking site- where people post and comment on photographs and videos- has taken measures to block certain hashtags in an effort to eliminate the sale of illegal drugs by its users. Instagram issued the plan after a BBC investigation found users uploading images of narcotics and ...
November 5th, 2013
$12 Million in Marijuana and Cocaine Seized from U.S-Mexico Tunnel
Three are in custody in conjunction to a San Diego-Tijuana drug tunnel discovered by the San Diego Tunnel Task Force last week. At 35 feet deep, 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide, officials describe the “super tunnel” as the most sophisticated of its kind found in the past two years. Built by one of ...
October 14th, 2013
Craig Robinson Busted in the Bahamas
Craig Robinson, an actor well known for his appearances as Darryl on the hit TV show “The Office,” made news headlines for something other than his acting this past week. Robinson was arrested while vacationing in the Bahamas. While he attempted to board a flight, authorities found 18 capsules ...
October 8th, 2013
Silk Road: The Unraveling of an Illicit Online Market
Over the past two and a half years, the underground online market “Silk Road” has been described as the eBay of illicit goods and services, serving as an anonymous electronic black market where one could find and easily purchase everything from black tar heroin and cocaine to illegal firearms ...
September 26th, 2013
Dancing With Molly: Is MDMA Destroying EDM?
After two Electric Zoo Festival attendees died and three others were hospitalized, the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) community discusses the impact of its prevailing drug use (in particular MDMA- short for 3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine). Four hours prior to tweeting her excitement about the ...
September 23rd, 2013
Lake Michigan’s On Drugs
Recent research published on Sciencedirect reveals a high concentration of prescription drugs in Lake Michigan. According to the findings by four University of Wisconsin researchers, the amount of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) pose a “significant threat to the health of the ...
September 11th, 2013
Russian Chimp Sent to Rehab for Alcohol and Cigarette Addiction
A chimpanzee named John has been successfully treated for alcohol and nicotine dependency , reports the The Daily Mail. After observing and replicating the habits of gamblers while working as a mascot at Space, one of the biggest casinos in Russia, the chimp continued his high rollers taste at ...
August 28th, 2013
Shady Drug Lodges: Another Reason Not to Stay at a Motel
According to King 5 News and the Seattle Times, a drug bust of colossal proportions occurred at three motels located on Highway 99 in Tukwila, Washington. An armada of local law enforcement agents flooded the three establishments and began arresting suspects. The raid was a result of monitoring ...
August 22nd, 2013
North Korea Funds State-Run Meth Labs, Now Experiencing Meth Epidemic
According to North Korean Review and an article by Max Fisher, The Washington Post’s foreign affairs blogger, North Korea is dealing with what is being called a crystal meth epidemic. The overwhelming number of meth addicts, particularly in the northern provinces of the country, is attributed ...
August 21st, 2013
People of Hempfest
Tens upon thousands of tokers blew some smoke at the 22nd Annual Seattle Hempfest. “When I was a kid I inhaled frequently. That was the point.” -President Obama
August 15th, 2013
Less Than 24 Hours To Go Until Hempfest 2013
Hundreds of thousands of marijuana fanatics are getting their bowls packed, theirjoints rolled and their lighters ready as Hempfest, the world’s largest cannabis “protestival,” hits Seattle this
August 8th, 2013
Gupta Goes Green, Changes View On Marijuana
CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has made a full 180-degree turn regarding his stance on marijuana. After a year spent researching for the documentary Weed, Dr. Gupta discovered that there actually are medical benefits to marijuana, a fact that goes against the classification ...
August 7th, 2013
Can I Get an Ice Cream Coke — I Mean, Cone?
An NYC ice cream truck, ran by twenty-year-old part-time student Mina Gatas, offered more than just Klondike bars. Cleverly coined “Operation Snowcone,” a recent police bust uncovered that the driver sold an entirely different kind of “treat” to those in the know: hard narcotics; namely, ...
August 7th, 2013
Texas Police Pull Over Women and Probe Their Vaginas for Marijuana
After patrol car dash cams acquired several Texas highway patrol officers performing ‘unconstitutional’ cavity searches on females during seemingly routine traffic stops, lawyers and civil rights advocates speculate that these actions are far too common. One isolated incident of this nature ...
August 1st, 2013
Illinois Becomes 20th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation this morning legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. This makes Illinois the 20th state to legalize medical marijuana. Proponents who helped convince the governor to back the medical benefits of marijuana included veterans and those suffering ...
July 24th, 2013
New Hampshire Becomes 19th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
New Hampshire in legalizing the medical use of marijuana. Yesterday, New Hampshire became the 19th state to legalize marijuana and fully acknowledge the health benefits of the plant. Governor Maggie Hassan signed the bill into law, thus allowing patients who are qualified access to the green ...
