Category Archives: Drugs
After Promising to Solve Opioid Crisis, N.H. Advocates Waiting for Trump
While she might not agree with the President’s description of New Hampshire as a “drug-infested den” — as far as Kriss Blevens is concerned, his sentiment is spot-on. “How he said it, maybe isn’t how a majority of us would … Continue reading
Peterborough Police Chief: Legal Pot Means Fewer Arrests
Peterborough Police Chief Scott Guinard said that the threshold would affect an estimated quarter of Peterborough’s marijuana arrest, based on past arrests. He said he has serious concerns about how the change in law will affect policing. Among his concerns, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Culture, Drugs
Tagged Decriminalization, Ledger-Transcript, Marijuana, Monadnock, Scott Guinard
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Girard at Large – On Air News Read for August 4, 2017 (Drug Infested Den Edition)
Most of the political class in the state of New Hampshire is losing its mind over comments made by President Donald Trump about our state’s drug crisis. In an illegally leaked transcript of a private phone call with Mexican President … Continue reading
Posted in Drugs, National News, New Hampshire News
Tagged Donald Trump, Drug Infested Den
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‘It’s Raining Needles’: Discarded Syringes From Heroin Crisis Creating Public Health Threat
In cleaning up trash along the Merrimack River, Morrison and his crew have encountered hundreds of needles throughout abandoned homeless encampments along the river, as well as among the debris that accumulates in booms. He decided to collect the needles and display them … Continue reading
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Tagged Heroin, Massachusetts, Merrimack River, Needles, syringes
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2 men plead guilty to drug trafficking charges
Two New Hampshire men have pleaded guilty to federal charges of trafficking heroin and cocaine. Court documents say a state trooper saw 34-year-old Jason Brewer committing multiple motor vehicle violations while driving on Interstate 95 near the Hampton tolls in … Continue reading
NH Pro-Marijuana Advocates Discuss Decriminalization Effort and Future Goals
The law was first introduced by Rep. Robert “Renny” Cushing, D-Hampton, and will go into effect on Sept. 16, making New Hampshire the last state in New England to decriminalize possession of marijuana. Matt Simon, the New England Political Director … Continue reading
Mass. Governor Raises Taxes on Legal Pot
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday he remained wary of the impact legalized recreational marijuana might have on the state, yet hopeful that revisions made in the voter-approved law would ease some of his biggest concerns. The Republican spoke after … Continue reading
Man Overdoses in Dunkin’ Donuts Bathroom During Visit with 9-Year old Son
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire police say a man ingested heroin in a bathroom at a Dunkin’ Donuts during a visit with his 9-year-old son and had to be revived with an opioid-overdose antidote. Manchester police say the boy … Continue reading
Officials say opioid ODs down, but spice on the rise
Statistics released Sunday by city fire officials show that while the number of July opioid overdoses are down this month from this time last year, emergency responders are seeing an uptick in prescription and non-opioid drug overdoses — including spice. According to … Continue reading
After drug-planting allegations against two officers, 34 cases dropped
Baltimore’s top prosecutor says her office is dismissing 34 cases that relied on the testimony of three officers who are under scrutiny after the release of body camera footage that defense attorneys say shows evidence being fabricated. Baltimore State’s Attorney … Continue reading
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