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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Talk About Town: Are We Doing Enough to Keep Our Communities Safe Against K2?

What issues do you want addressed at an upcoming synthetic drug conference and community session on August 9?

When Livingston County officials declared synthetic marijuana, also known as Spice, K2, LOL, OMG and Bath Salts, an imminent health danger and issued an emergency order preventing sales in June, many parents and community members gave a sigh of relief. The issue of synthetic drug use and addiction, however, has not gone away. According to Scott Masi, an outreach and referral specialist for the Brighton Center for Recovery, the recovery center so far hasn't seen any downtick in synthetic use but are seeing more deceptive behavior from their patients. "We're in a perfect storm," Masi said. "The potency of these products, availability, undetectable, unsuspecting youth– and what's happening is this is leading to a collasping time frame of …

Friday, June 8, 2012

Officials Ban Spice/K2 Sales in Livingston County

Livingston County Public Health and Police officials held a press conference Friday morning after raiding 10 local stores known to sell synthetic marijuana.

Livingston County officials declared synthetic marijuana, also known as Spice, K2, LOL, OMG and Bath Salts, an imminent health danger and issued an emergency order preventing sales of all substances Friday morning. Ten local businesses will be served with a copy of the order by police and County Health Department officials, who will then confiscate all products on site. The products will be held in property rooms indefinately. Assistant Prosecutor William Vailliencourt said he fully anticipates the product being destroyed after pending K2 legislation is approved. Any violators of the order could be charged with a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in county jail and a $200 fine. According to County Health Director Ted Westmeier, …

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2:19 am on Sunday, June 24, 2012

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