House speaker, anti-weed guy, half-man/half-orange Republican John Boehner is about to become the father-in-law of a Rastafarian. Awwwww yeah, mon. Boehner’s eldest daughter, Lindsey, 35, is set to marry 38-year-old Jamaican-born Rastafarian Dominic Lakhan at a ceremony scheduled for May 10 in Delray. Eh mista Bey-ner. Why you so arinj?…
The last election season signaled big changes for marijuana in America. Two states opted for legalization, meaning weed use might soon be the accepted norm. Into that shifting cultural sand steps Alfred Ryan Nerz. After writing a book about competitive eating, the Yale-educated New Yorker dropped down into a funk,…
Over in Tallahassee, your state legislators are hard at work deciding whether your bongs and glass pieces should be deemed illegal. As we told you earlier this year, House Bill 49 would basically ban the sale of bongs in the state. Much like fireworks, you’d have to cross state lines…
Last month, we told you about New Times regular Robert Platshorn’s latest effort to spread the word on medical marijuana. Since late 2012, the former drug smuggler turned activist has been buying up TV time on local stations for an infomercial. Provocatively titled “Should Grandma Smoke Pot?,” the spot aims…
Better be careful with those glass pieces, because if one state rep has his way, you won’t be able to pick up a replacement anywhere in Florida. A new bill floating through the Legislature seeks to ban pipes and bongs from retail outlets. The legislation was filed last December. Right…
Last week in federal court, the mastermind behind one of the country’s largest synthetic drug production outfits ended what could have been a bruising legal drama by pleading guilty. Dyan Harrison was the top guy behind Mr. Nice Guy, a synthetic-weed brand on the kush-end of the scale in terms…
Next time you swing by grandma’s for some of her world-class oatmeal raisin, the cookies might not be the only thing that’s freshly baked. South Florida’s all-powerful Social Security set has possibly had increased exposure to the wonders of medical marijuana thanks to a new informercial. Since November, “Should Grandma…
Deaths in Florida caused by oxycodone dropped nearly 18 percent, yet the pain drug remains one of the top killers in the state, according to a report from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.The report, released Wednesday, shows that deaths from benzodiazepines jumped 13 percent in 2011 and were the…
If you’re going to drop $100,000 on rehab, the place better live up to its plush promises of personal chefs and nutritionists. It’d also be nice to come out of the place not addicted to whatever vice drove you there, but there are no guarantees in life.Scott Dickenson of Atlanta…
On Friday, we told you about several 15-pound sacks of weed that washed ashore on the beach near Commercial Boulevard. Some “Good Samaritans” saw the marijuana bricks and immediately called 911. But, in what might be the least shocking development in this story, some guy picked up one of the…
Every now and then, beachgoers run into debris that has washed up on shore: seaweed, jellyfish, seashells, and the occasional plastic CVS bag. And now you can add weed to that list. Early this morning, some people walking on the beach called 911 after they found 15-pound packages of cannabis…
See also “Synthetic Marijuana Ban Seems Like a Good Idea, Probably Won’t Do Much” and “Broward Commission Moves to Ban Bath Salts, Fake Weed”The war on synthetic drugs has gone federal, and in a big way.Officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday stormed…
See also “Synthetic Marijuana Ban Seems Like a Good Idea, Probably Won’t Do Much” and “Broward Commission Moves to Ban Bath Salts, Fake Weed”The Dania Beach City Commission on Tuesday evening cleared the way for a ban on selling bath salts and herbal incense, more commonly referred to as synthetic…
We told you a few weeks ago about South Florida activist Robert Platshorn, who is raising money to put out hundreds of informercials informing senior citizens about how weed is, like, so good for you. He says the senior demographic is key to the legalization movement, and his Kickstarter is…
In 2010, the formula for OxyContin, a slow-release form of the powerfully addictive painkiller oxycodone, was changed to make it harder to abuse. It became almost impossible to grind up and dissolve effectively, making it mostly useless to addicts who would snort, smoke, or inject the drug to get an…
West Palm Beach activist (and convicted drug-runner) Robert Platshorn wants to get marijuana legalized, and he says the key to doing it is simple: old people.He’s been traveling extensively and giving talks to senior citizens as part of his “Silver Tour,” which he launched in 2010 to reach out to…
All they wanted to do was fly from L.A. to Fort Lauderdale.About 100 passengers were stuck in Houston on Sunday after an unruly 81-year-old man forced a Spirit Air red-eye flight to make an emergency landing in Texas, according to ABC News. The man was “like, touching everybody,” according to…
Well, turns out “Miami Zombie” Rudy Eugene wasn’t high on bath salts when he chomped on Ronald Poppo’s face.”The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner found only marijuana in the body of the man who was fatally shot while chewing a homeless man’s face over Memorial Day weekend,” wrote NBC Miami.Wait, wait –…
Read Synthetic Marijuana Ban Seems Like a Good Idea, Probably Won’t Do MuchThe Broward County Commission has started crafting legislation to ban “bath salts and synthetic cannabinoid herbal incense that mimic illegal drugs.” A news release announcing the move included the token Rudy Eugene reference, noting that Miami police are…
I remember the exact moment I decided that I would never again smoke synthetic marijuana. I was in the shower watching my heart beat out of my chest. I wasn’t panicking or anxious or very stoned, just severely uncomfortable. The muscles in my face cramped tightly. A headache bore through my temples, shot…
Are you addicted to drugs? Will you be anywhere near Boca Raton tomorrow? Do you want $300? If so, say no more, drug person, because Barbara Harris has an answer.Harris runs Project Prevention, a nonprofit that’s gone all over the country giving drug addicts $300 each — to get sterilized…
We’re a little more than six months away from Election Day, and you know what that means — it’s time to brace yourself for attack-ad season.Florida Republican Rep. Cornelius “Connie Mack” McGillicuddy sent one out on the airwaves yesterday that didn’t have very much content in its 30 seconds, but…
