Synthetic Marijuana

Synthetic marijuana among top three substances abused by high schoolers

2013-04-30 15:25:00

Synthetic marijuana ranked in the top three substances abused by the nation's high school students in 2012, according to a new report compiled by the Center for Substance Abuse Research at the University of Maryland, College Park. The drug -- herbs...

Police crack down on Cape St. Claire 'pit' in Anne Arundel

2013-02-28 09:39:00

Anne Arundel County police and Broadneck High School officials say they are cracking down on "the pit," an area near the school in Cape St. Claire where residents have complained of loitering, fights and illegal drug use. More than a dozen people,...

Maryland police seek federal help to take ill-gotten gains

2013-02-16 09:46:00

Gay Lynn Diffenderffer had no idea that her husband was growing marijuana at their Baltimore County home, her attorney says, until state police investigating his mysterious disappearance discovered about 100 plants in a locked basement. Two weeks later,...

Fort Meade commander taking on synthetic marijuana

2013-01-12 08:05:00

At first, the soldier's behavior was puzzling. He appeared to be having hallucinations. He was anxious. He became belligerent. A drug test identified the problem: The young man had become the latest service member at Fort Meade to experience an...

Cartoon packaging may hold synthetic high, real danger

2012-09-14 16:10:00

Cortly "C.D." Witherspoon, a Baltimore minister and activist, has been scoping out convenience stores that sell products such as "Scooby Snax." The glossy package features a picture of a dazed-looking cartoon character, Scooby Doo. A sticker advises...

Health department seeks comments on fake pot

2011-12-08 17:01:16

The state health department is asking for public comments on the use of synthetic marijuana-like substances that may cause severe reactions in some people and are regulated at the federal level and in at least 40 states. The products are sold under the...

Naval Academy says spice investigation over

2012-02-07 07:30:00

A year after the U.S. Naval Academy expelled seven midshipmen for using synthetic marijuana on the zero-tolerance Annapolis campus, the "spice" investigation is over, and college officials say the drug problem is past. Sixteen midshipmen were expelled...

Ocean City bans synthetic marijuana

2011-08-31 13:55:00

Dangerous drug: Family believes 'designer' form of LSD killed teen

2013-05-20 00:04:02

A new and lethal designer drug known as "N-bomb" may be responsible for the death of a 17-year-old boy in El Paso, his relatives said Thursday. Although a toxicology report for the late teen Johann Sebastian Cabada is not yet ready, his family...

Springfield, Kirbyville men charged with K2 conspiracy

2013-05-17 13:06:00

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man and a Kirbyville, Mo., man were charged in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute...

4 arrested in Reading raid; drugs, weapons seized

2013-05-16 07:14:02

Reading police and Berks County Drug Task Force members arrested three men and a woman on drug and weapons charges after raiding three apartments in the 300 block of North Fifth Street and seizing various prescription and illegal pills, bulk cocaine and...

Va. Beach man pleads guilty in synthetic marijuana case

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Spice. Scooby Snacks. Grape Ape. Fairly Legal. Whatever the name, it's synthetic marijuana, according to federal prosecutors. And it's illegal. Robert Charles Beatty, a 33-year-old Virginia Beach resident busted last year with more than 136 pounds...

Synthetic cannabis seized by Chicago police.

2013-02-20 15:45:00

Pocono Mount Regional police announce charges against Vincent April, who they charge with illegal sale of weapons and synthetic marijuana at two shops. Police sent numerous photos of evidence they recovered including glass pipes, packages of both fake and real marijuana and weapons.

2012-06-25 17:08:00

Business owner, manager charged after synthetic cannabis and bath salts seized.

2012-01-13 00:00:00