drugs

The big 'Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr' fight has come and gone, but there are plenty of highlights to go over: like Mike Tyson getting high before and after the fight, the fight ending in a draw, and that it seems like Mike Tyson actually got injured...

Mark King of Wolcottville, Indiana was found shooting up the inside of his own home because he believed imaginary people were trying to break in and steal his things, all while he was high on methamphetamine.
WANE.com reports that police received a call on Sunday about a man who was yelling and swing…

Well apparently there is still more coming out about the whole Woodstock 50 saga, even though August is coming to an end.  Including information about possible surprise headlining acts and drug preparedness.
In a post by newyorkupstate...

When your neighbor gets busted in your quiet section of Colonie with an AR-15 and a few pounds of packed marijuana by maintenance, well, it's a news story you notice. So much of this arrest hits close to home, because well, it is close to home...

Well that's a political work-around.  Turns out, since the legalization of marijuana apparently didn't work out, New York State instead decided to decriminalize marijuana in certain amounts.
Newyorkupstate.com posted that the New York State Senate voted yesterday to pass a bill de…

If marijuana becomes legal, it looks like you might have to expect at least three new taxes to go with it.
I’ve read a few things about this now, initally after seeing an article in the Times Union about a weed forum that happened this week at a local college...

Recreational Marijuana could become legal in New York State by early 2019.

Talk about a bust.
A reported $4,000 in cash, cocaine, pot, and steroids were seized near a Capital District school according to the Times Union.  The contraband was found near the Schuylerville school campus, and on top of the $4000 included about two pounds of marijuana, high grade cocain…

This Saturday, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is hosting it's annual Prescription Drug Takeback Day.
For the 16th year in a row, the Drug Takeback Day is being held to help people safely get rid of old, expired, or not-used prescription medications...

Should employers be testing for something if it's legal?
Back in May, I posted about how more employers in New York were dropping drug testing.  The topic has come up again in the news, and the area still seems to be vague as New York seems to be getting closer to the legalization of m…

A Capital Region lawyer was arrested on numerous drug charges, including selling heroin out of her law office.
This story is frankly so awful to me.  As reported by News 10 abc, a Cohoes lawyer was arrested by the Albany County Sheriff's Office on multiple drug charges...

While our neighboring states just legalized recreational marijuana this week, we’re dealing with if local farmers can grow hemp or not.  Hemp is so common. You can buy hemp seeds in any health food or grocery store.  You can buy hemp thread to make necklaces (or j…