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- Marijuana Product That Can Be Smoked In E-cigarettes Reported To Be On The Rise In Oldham County Schools; Heroin Too
Oldham County school officials report that a waxy form of marijuana in e-cigarettes, as well as heroin, are becoming more prevalent among students, Taylor Riley reports for The Oldham Era. "At least eight students were taken to the hospital or medical...
- Kentucky's Suicide Rate Is Above The National Average; Experts Say We Need To Ignore The Stigma And Become Educated About It
Kentucky's suicide rate is higher than the national average, and an expert says we must create an open dialogue about it and provide more education if we want this rate to decrease, Kat Russell reports for The Paducah Sun. "People commit suicide when...
- New Marijuana Product Called 'wax' Often Smoked In E-cigarettes
A new marijuana product on the market called Wax (also called Butter and Honeycomb) that is easily disguised and used in e-cigarettes has found its way to Kentucky, Erica Coghill reports for WLKY-TV in Louisville. It is called "wax" because its yellow...
- Medical-marijuana Bill Clears House Committee; Cannabis-oil Bill, More Likely To Pass Into Law, Goes To Full Senate
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky passed the Kentucky Health House and Welfare Committee Thursday, but whether the issue will come up for a vote in front of the full House was unclear. Meanwhile, the Senate is moving a bill that would allow...
- Bath Salts, Synthetic Drugs Change Too Fast For Foes To Fight
Bath salts, which mimic the effects of drugs like cocaine and speed. The Patriot-News photo by Chris Knight.Though legislators across the country, including Kentucky, have passed laws to ban synthetic drugs like bath salts, there are so many new formulations...
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McCracken County to consider banning new kind of synthetic pot
In response to several teenagers overdosing on it, officials in McCracken County are considering banning chemicals that are being sold as synthetic marijuana.
"Death is a realistic side effect when using this stuff," said Jamey Locke, emergency director for Mercy Regional Hospital.
Between July 10 and Aug. 21, 17 people ? 13 of them teenagers ? were taken to hospitals by ambulance after having smoked synthetic marijuana. "In almost every case they ended up in ICU," McCracken County Sheriff Jon Hayden said.
An ordinance will be introduced Nov. 14 at a Fiscal Court meeting. It would outlaw the sale or possession of the new synthetic marijuana. Although Kentucky has previously banned certain types of synthetic marijuana, "It appears manufacturers have changed the chemical composition to meet that requirement," The Associated Press reports. (Read more)
- Marijuana Product That Can Be Smoked In E-cigarettes Reported To Be On The Rise In Oldham County Schools; Heroin Too
Oldham County school officials report that a waxy form of marijuana in e-cigarettes, as well as heroin, are becoming more prevalent among students, Taylor Riley reports for The Oldham Era. "At least eight students were taken to the hospital or medical...
- Kentucky's Suicide Rate Is Above The National Average; Experts Say We Need To Ignore The Stigma And Become Educated About It
Kentucky's suicide rate is higher than the national average, and an expert says we must create an open dialogue about it and provide more education if we want this rate to decrease, Kat Russell reports for The Paducah Sun. "People commit suicide when...
- New Marijuana Product Called 'wax' Often Smoked In E-cigarettes
A new marijuana product on the market called Wax (also called Butter and Honeycomb) that is easily disguised and used in e-cigarettes has found its way to Kentucky, Erica Coghill reports for WLKY-TV in Louisville. It is called "wax" because its yellow...
- Medical-marijuana Bill Clears House Committee; Cannabis-oil Bill, More Likely To Pass Into Law, Goes To Full Senate
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky passed the Kentucky Health House and Welfare Committee Thursday, but whether the issue will come up for a vote in front of the full House was unclear. Meanwhile, the Senate is moving a bill that would allow...
- Bath Salts, Synthetic Drugs Change Too Fast For Foes To Fight
Bath salts, which mimic the effects of drugs like cocaine and speed. The Patriot-News photo by Chris Knight.Though legislators across the country, including Kentucky, have passed laws to ban synthetic drugs like bath salts, there are so many new formulations...