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April 16, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Churchill Student Hospitalized After Vaping THC

A student at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac was hospitalized Tuesday after ingesting “THC through a vaping device,” according to a letter emailed home from Principal Brandice Heckert. The National Institute of Drug Abuse says that “[t]he main psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical in marijuana, responsible for most of the intoxicating effects that people seek, is […]

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October 6, 2013 | Staff Writer

New Synthetic Marijuana Law (Video)

As of Oct. 1, synthetic marijuana is illegal in Montgomery County. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.   Related Posts

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September 30, 2013 | Sonya Burke

Fighting Synthetic Marijuana (Photos & Video)

A new Maryland law takes effect on Oct. 1 that criminalizes the possession of designer drugs sometimes referred to as “K2/Spice” or “synthetic marijuana.” Local officials held a press conference on Sept. 30 to detail the new law. Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal (see photo right) is among those telling local merchants that the dangerous […]

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September 29, 2013 | Staff Writer

Lawmakers to Explain New Synthetic Marijuana Law

A new Maryland law to criminalize possession of designer drugs sometimes referred to as “K2/Spice” or “synthetic marijuana” goes into effect on Oct. 1. Details about the new law will be discussed at a news conference at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 30 in Rockville. Members of the Maryland General Assembly who worked to pass the […]

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July 17, 2013 | Staff Writer

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Council Committees Meet on July 18

The Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee will meet at 10:15 a.m. on July 18 to learn about the progress in building the new Animal Shelter. The shelter, which will be located at the corner of Muncaster Mill Road and Airpark Road in Gaithersburg, is scheduled to open in November. The Public Safety Committee, which […]

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