Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign into law a ban on K2/Spice Tuesday.
While Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign into law a ban on K2/Spice Tuesday, a couple of Fenton teenagers tried to get their hands on some of the synthetic drug. Fenton Police Chief Rick Aro said two Fenton males, ages 17 and 19, were arrested on charges of breaking and entering after they crawled through a vent at Smoker's Hub on the 2800 block of Silver Lake Road and took 30 containers of K2, three pipes and some cash. Police responded to the scene after an entry alarm around 4 a.m. June 16 at the business and saw two males behind the store in the field. The suspects ran when they saw the lights and police said they could not locate them. Police found two abandoned bikes at the scene, however, and Aro said an officer recognized the …
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Incident with 14-year-old boy prompt Fenton Police to ask business not to sell synthetic marijuana.
Problems with synthetic marijuana, known as K2 or Spice, have been popping up seemingly everywhere and after one scary incident on Memorial Day, Fenton Police are hoping the substance won’t end up in Fenton. Fenton Police Chief Rick Aro sent out a letter to area businesses recently asking for cooperation in preventing the sale of synthetic marijuana. The notice came after an incident on Memorial Day where Aro said a 14-year-old Fenton boy met some strangers at Bush Park who offered him a sample of what they said was Spice. Aro said the boy called his mother and told her he was disorientated and when he came home he became agitated and had stomach cramps. Aro said his parents told police he woke up the next day and was still agitated …
Thursday, May 31, 2012
House Bill 5709 would require the state to analyze and report on synthetic marijuana.
Michigan state Rep. George Darany (D-Dearborn) on Wednesday introduced legislation aimed to combat the sale and use of synthetic marijuana in the state of Michigan, according to Darany's office. The legislation–House Bill 5709–would require the Michigan Department of Community Health in cooperation with the State Police to analyze the content of the herbal mixtures and create a written report of its findings. The bill concerns rampant sale and use of the synthetic drug known commonly as K2 or Spice. The drug has stirred up opposition in Michigan–especially recently, with several highly publicized cases of violence or health problems resulting in teens who used the drug. Several groups in Michigan–including one started by a Dearborn …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The legal synthetic marijuana Spice is sold at several local gas stations and party stores in the area. While you must be 18 to buy, police and school officials say it's becoming an issue amongst high school students of all ages.
Last summer Fenton Police seized a new illegal drug from two Fenton businesses. The ingredients in the drug, a synthetic marijuana, have changed and it is now available legally. Many parents, school officials and police officers are asking what can be done about Spice? The answer? Not much, except educate parents and students about the dangers of this legal, synthetic marijuana. Spice was the topic of a recent Ask the Chief on White Lake Patch. Resident Kathy Vitullo wrote in, asking White Lake Police Chief Edward Harris what Spice was, what the effects are of this product that is smoked in a similar manner to marijuana. According to Harris, Spice is is a form of synthetic marijuana that is sold as incense. It was originally sold …
Libertarian Citizen
11:00 am on Monday, June 25, 2012
More expensive laws to protect the stupid people, which if left alone would face their own demise via evolution. Thanks Gov for punishing ALL of us with higher taxes to enforce this stupid law. As long as Government thinks its job is to protect STUPID at the expense of everyone else, we will forever be BROKE! more ›