Court sentences -- Feb. 4

FDA Gathers Public Comment on Looming Global Kratom Ban

Now’s your chance to weigh in before kratom is potentially banned on a global scale.

Patients Report Satisfaction, Concerns With Opioids

Opioids can be useful in the management of pain, but these medicines also carry a risk of addiction and other adverse side effects. The effectiveness of ...

Is Tilray the Ultimate Turnaround Marijuana Stock of 2021?

Is Tilray the Ultimate Turnaround Marijuana Stock of 2021? Investors can finally see the first rays of sunlight after a terrible year for this pot grower.

Republican Lawmakers Seek Ban On Welfare Benefits Spending At Dispensaries

Republican lawmakers are going after benefit assistance recipients who use their benefits on cannabis.

Legislature adjusts income tax law

The state's Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council will have oversight on how the funds are spent within Minnesota. Former area resident, Rep.

Clanton Police Department

Public intoxication; Possession of marijuana: 413 First St. S. Criminal mischief, first degree (greater than $2,500); Larceny/theft- theft-pickpocket, less ...

Rhode Island Medical Cannabis Lottery Delayed

Rhode Island is once again facing delays to its medical cannabis lottery system, due to an appeal made by a rejected lottery applicant.

Lakewood Signs $26 Billion Opioid Settlement: Weekly Review

Lakewood Signs $26 Billion Opioid Settlement: Weekly Review. Plus, Lakewood Schools make a decision on students wearing masks in classrooms, ...

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Angela Snyder, 42, 252 Seventh Ave., DUI alcohol, probation 12 months, revoke license 60 days, $500 fine; attempt Class IV felony, probation 12 months (concurrent); and court costs. Jasmine Taylor, 25, West Point, assault third-degree, jail 45 days with credit for 48 days served, restitution of $2,759.20; ...

Jockey Kent Desormeaux Into Rehab For Alcohol

Preakness Stakes-winning jockey Kent Desormeaux has gone to alcohol rehabilitation in Utah. Sources say he will return in time to ride Exaggerator in the Belmont Stakes Saturday June 11. "It was time to take a sober look at my life and take this step," Desormeaux said in a brief statement issued through his agent J.R. Pegram. Hmmm... jockey... alcohol.. somewhere in here there is a short snort joke.

Vince Vaughn Arrested for DUI

Vince Vaughn is in jail after an early morning bust for DUI. According to law enforcement, the actor was arrested around 4 AM in Manhattan Beach, CA -- about 30 minutes south of Los Angeles. He played the part of a convict... now life imitates art.

Two California High School Teachers Arrested for "Sex On The Beach" With Students (UPDATED)

UPDATE: Former California high school teachers Melody Lippert and Michelle Ghirelli have pleaded guilty to having sex with a 17-year-old student during their drug and sex filled party on the beach last January (2015.) Michelle Ghirelli also pleaded guilty to a felony count of furnishing a controlled substance. While neither of the women will face jail time, Lipper and Ghirelli will both be sentenced to three years probation. Lippert will also have to perform 15 days of community service while Ghirelli will serve 180 days in a lock-down rehab facility. The prosecution said that even though the women won't face jail time they will receive a much bigger punishment which is having their teaching credentials revoked for life in the state of California. Original story follows...

Jenna Jameson: Arrested for DUI

On May 25, 2013 Jenna Jameson was arrested in Westminster, California and charged with DUI. This after crashing her Range Rover into a light pole.

Robert Downey Jr's Dark Days Are Behind Him

Final Revival Of Robert Downey Jr From Drug Abuse

Robert Downey Jr, the most talented and promising of all the actors of his time has had troubled times in his past life. He has long been on a mad spree of demolishing himself by means of his long-term addiction to heroin and crack.

Fatboy Slim Was In Rehab?

Well... uhh... yes he was! Or should we have said of course! Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim spent a short 28 days in rehab back in in 2009. But rather than being filled tragedy, this story is in fact uplifting.

Good Thing He Wasn't In Jail (UPDATED)

Headlines read that, "Michael Phelps Rehab Over, Reunites with Ex-Girlfriend". He better feel lucky that he was in rehab and not in jail. Otherwise the headlines might have read: "Michael Phelps Breaks Up With Boyfriend As He Leaves Prison, Reunites with Ex-Girlfriend".

Former Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord Pleads Guilty

On February 17, 2015 former Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord pleaded guilty to two attempted extortion charges. Being a former treasurer, it sounds like extortion was right up his alley! This guy knows money! Next skill to master - making license plates.

Drug News

FDA Gathers Public Comment on Looming Global Kratom Ban

Patients Report Satisfaction, Concerns With Opioids

Is Tilray the Ultimate Turnaround Marijuana Stock of 2021?

Republican Lawmakers Seek Ban On Welfare Benefits Spending At Dispensaries

Legislature adjusts income tax law

Clanton Police Department

Rhode Island Medical Cannabis Lottery Delayed

Lakewood Signs $26 Billion Opioid Settlement: Weekly Review