Articles Tagged with DEA

First Medical Marijuana Dispensary License Issued In New Jersey

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The New Jersey state health department issued its first medical marijuana dispensary on Monday. Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center in Montclair cleared all the necessary hurdles to plan their grand opening. Although the first New Jersey dispensary will not be able to open immediately, it can now start to schedule patient appointments. Five other medical marijuana… Read more »

DEA Cracks Down On Synthetic Drugs And Seizes 36 Million In Cash

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In a series of nationwide raids that began on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) led task force successfully seized $36 million in cash, almost 5 million packets of synthetic cannabinoids and a sizable quantity of the synthetic hallucinogen known on the street as “bath salts.” The crackdown, which was conducted under… Read more »

Secret Online Drug Market Dismantled By DEA

The Farmer's Market Busted By DEA

Federal authorities in Los Angeles, C.A., have announced the arrests of eight individuals allegedly involved with running a secret online drug market which was responsible for selling controlled substances in 34 countries and throughout the United States. Defendants face a maximum sentence of life in prison for their alleged involvement in running what authorities have… Read more »