Dealer in ‘Alpha Dog’ case says he feared police
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- Dealer in ‘Alpha Dog’ case says he feared police
- Test results raise questions about Soto
- Medicinal marijuana dispensaries open in Wash.
- Marijuana bust lands Hartsville man in jail
- Girl 4 living in Sydney house with 172 cannabis plants: police
- UN Reports Decline in Heroin Cocaine Production
- Surprise plea bargains end mega medical marijuana case
Dealer in ‘Alpha Dog’ case says he feared police
The Associated Press
(AP) — An admitted marijuana supplier accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old boy over a drug debt and ordering his death testified at his murder trial that he fled the country for nearly five years because he thought police would kill him on sight. Under cross-examination Wednesday Jesse James Hollywood repeated his previous contention that he took Nicholas Markowitz in 2000 but neither ordered nor was present at his slaying which inspired the 2007 movie “Alpha Dog. “Prosecutors contend that Hollywood 29 and two friends kidnapped Markowitz from Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley on Aug. 6 2000 because his half brother Ben Markowitz owed a drug debt. Prosecutors have said it was $1200; Hollywood testified he was owed $2500.
Test results raise questions about Soto
ESPN
Now we’ve got some although it’s certainly not what most Cubs fans probably expected. The International Baseball Federation revealed. “While I fully acknowledge my inappropriate behavior I want to assure my fans and my family that this was an isolated incident” he said in a prepared statement according to the Chicago Tribune acknowledging that he was “embarrassed by my lapse in judgment.
Medicinal marijuana dispensaries open in Wash.
Seattle Times
Now that marijuana can be legally used to ease patients’ pain dispensaries are opening in Spokane to provide it. — Now that marijuana can be legally used to ease patients’ pain dispensaries are opening in Spokane to provide it.
Marijuana bust lands Hartsville man in jail
WMBF
fficials with the Darlington County Sheriff's office say the Darlington County Combine Drug Unit raided the home of Nazareth Stevenson at Blanding Drive in Hartsville discovering more than 7 pounds of marijuana two vehicles three guns and more than $2000 in cash. Stevenson has since been charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana distribution of marijuana over 28 grams and distribution of marijuana within the proximity of a school. The man is currently awaiting bond at the Darlington County Detention Center. All rights reserved. This material may not be published broadcast rewritten or redistributed.
Girl 4 living in Sydney house with 172 cannabis plants: police
NEWS.com.au
story-share –> FRM the outside it was typical of any house in any Sydney suburb. But inside police allege it was home to a cannabis growing operation – and a four-year-old girl. The girl was allegedly living in the St Marys house with 172 cannabis plants and dry leaves with an estimated street value of $585000.
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UN Reports Decline in Heroin Cocaine Production
Voice of America
Antonio Maria Costa is Executive Director of the United Nations ffice on Drugs and Crime. “The declining purity the increasing prices decreasing consumption in the United States in Europe as well as declining cultivation – you definitely see the world cocaine economy or the cocaine economy in the world is shrinking” said Antonio Maria Costa. Cannabis or marijuana remains the most widely cultivated and used drug in the world. The United Nations says marijuana is more harmful than commonly believed and that there was a significant rise in the number of people seeking treatment for marijuana use last year. The use of synthetic drugs – such as amphetamines methamphetamine and ecstasy – appears to be on the rise in the developing world.
Surprise plea bargains end mega medical marijuana case
Mercury-Register
Most of the defendants pleaded no contest either to illegal cultivation possession of pot for sale or maintaining a place where marijuana is used or sold in return for a guarantee of probation. Prosecutors said they will demand prison terms for two others who they regard as more culpable. All charges were dropped Thursday against Dustin Lawrence Shay after authorities determined he was never involved in the illicit marijuana operation. The attorney for the remaining defendant Trevor A. Andrews was permitted to opt out of Thursday’s “package” plea deal for fear a criminal drug conviction could cause his client to be deported back to his native Jamaica.