SYNTHETIC DRUGS
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Farmers look to add butanol as biofuel
By Don Davis Minnesota farmers soon could produce a new biofuel, butanol. We see Minnesota as being a tremendous place to produce butanol, said Adam Schubert of Butamax, a company formed by BP Petro...
Posted on 2/27/13 at 6:29 PM
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! What are the synthetic drugs in our area?
There has been a lot of talk about synthetic drug use in our area recently. Two teen-aged males died apparently from overdosing on synthetic drugs in the month of June. These were two separate cases. ...
Posted on 6/28/12 at 3:24 PM
Duluth City Council votes to license retailers of synthetic drugs 
In its ongoing efforts to combat the sale and use of synthetic drugs, the Duluth City Council passed ordinances Monday night that require retailers of the products to be licensed by the city and that make it illegal for anyone to smoke, ingest, inject or snort any product that’s labeled as being not for human consumption. Synthetic drugs typically bear such a warning.
By Peter Passi , June 11, 2013
Duluth residents: Help us take on synthetic drugs
Duluth residents are calling on Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson for help combating synthetic drugs.
By Associated Press , June 07, 2013
Synthetic drugs hearing scheduled in Duluth
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson and a committee of state lawmakers will be talking about synthetic drugs in Duluth.
By Associated Press , June 07, 2013
Minnesota lawmakers to tackle synthetic drugs
Next week the city will host Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson and a special Committee on Controlled Substances and Synthetic Drugs appointed by House Speaker Paul Thissen to develop legislative recommendations.
By Peter Passi , May 30, 2013
ND Supreme Court deciding synthetic drug case
North Dakota Supreme Court justices are considering whether police officers illegally seized and searched a package in a synthetic drug case that resulted in the conviction of two Mandan business owners.
By Associated Press , May 30, 2013
South Dakota attorney general warns of new synthetic drugs
Marty Jackley told a group of educators, health care professionals and parents in Pierre Wednesday that many of the drugs are being sold illegally over the Internet.
By Associated Press , February 14, 2013
Prosecutors say man continued to deal after deaths
Federal prosecutors say a Texas man charged in a synthetic drug case continued to sell controlled substances after he heard about two overdose deaths from the hallucinogens in North Dakota.
By Associated Press , January 31, 2013
Grand Forks man gets 15 years in federal drug ring
A Grand Forks man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison for his admitted role in a wide-ranging drug conspiracy ring centered on Noah Bergland, of East Grand Forks.
By Stephen J. Lee , January 07, 2013
Man connected to Grand Forks drug ring makes deal, pleads guilty
A man connected to a Grand Forks drug ring pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to distribute synthetic drugs blamed for the deaths of two teens, a federal charge that carried a mandatory life sentence if he were convicted.
By Stephen J. Lee , January 07, 2013
Out-of-state suspects linked to Grand Forks drug ring
For the first time, federal prosecutors have charged people outside the Grand Forks area in the synthetic drug conspiracy blamed in the deaths of two teenagers and for sending others to the hospital this summer.
By Stephen J. Lee , December 27, 2012
Fourth man sentenced in Grand Forks drug conspiracy
Another former UND student was sentenced this week to federal prison in the Grand Forks-based synthetic drug conspiracy blamed in the deaths of two teens.
By Stephen J. Lee , December 13, 2012
ND pharmacy board bans more synthetic substances
A Grand Forks couple who lost their son to drugs this summer spoke here Friday to the North Dakota Board of Pharmacy, which voted to ban a host of additional substances used in synthetic drugs.
By Associated Press , November 30, 2012
Manvel teen gets 12.5 years for providing lethal synthetic drugs
A federal judge Monday sentenced Wesley Sweeney to 12.5 years in prison for his confessed role in providing synthetic hallucinogens that led to the death of Christian Bjerk and the hospitalization of a 15-year-old boy in Grand Forks in June.
By Stephen J. Lee , November 26, 2012
ND pharmacy board to meet on synthetic drugs
North Dakota's Board of Pharmacy has scheduled a Nov. 30 meeting to consider banning more chemicals used in synthetic drugs.
By Associated Press , November 16, 2012
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