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Synthetic Marijuana

Ken Paxton sues five Texas cities that decriminalized marijuana

  • Feb 5, 2024

Drug smuggling suspects charged in Louisiana due in Harris Co. court

  • Sep 27, 2023

2 wanted in alleged drone drug drops at prisons jailed in Harris Co.

  • Sep 27, 2023
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What is synthetic marijuana?

  • Aug 16, 2018

Police sources: 25 hospitalized due to negative synthetic marijuana reaction

  • May 20, 2018

EXCLUSIVE: Bad odor uncovers drug lab in apartment

  • Aug 18, 2017

16-year-old dies after using synthetic marijuana

  • Jan 13, 2017

Smoke shop shut down over Kush allegations

  • Oct 20, 2016

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Defense attorney, 2 others charged in jail drug smuggling operation

  • Nov 14, 2024
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Drug smuggling suspects charged in Louisiana due in Harris Co. court

  • Sep 27, 2023
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Galveston deputy attempting to smuggle drugs into jail arrested

  • Jul 21, 2018
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Mom indicted after baby dies from ingesting synthetic marijuana

  • May 8, 2018
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What is synthetic marijuana?

  • Aug 20, 2017
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High school student dies after smoking synthetic marijuana before death

  • Feb 25, 2017
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Adult novelty shop fined $1m for synethic pot sales

  • Sep 22, 2016
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Synthetic Drugs

  • May 19, 2016

Latest Stories

Houston Police Department

Massive synthetic pot bust nets 2 arrests

The Houston Police Department is continuing its crackdown on synthetic marijuana, today announcing two arrests and the seizure of 133 pounds of Kush.

  • Sep 19, 2016

Houston adult novelty shop chain handed $1M fine over synthetic pot allegations

Adult retail chain Katz Boutique and Smoke Shop has been fined $1.175 million for allegedly selling synthetic marijuana

  • Sep 9, 2016
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Results of massive Houston synthetic pot probe revealed

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says "bells went off" after a mass hospitalization of 16 people at Hermann Park.

  • Aug 11, 2016

Recovering addicts explain why synthetic drugs are so dangerous

As the men arrested in Tuesday's nationwide sting appeared in court for the first time, including a professor at the University of Houston-Victoria, we're getting a clearer picture of the availability, cheap cost, and addictive qualities of the drug those suspects are accused of trafficking across the country.

  • May 19, 2016
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Cy-Fair teen shares story about how synthetic marijuana changed her life

Home isn't where most high school seniors want to spend homecoming weekend. Home is where Cy-Fair senior Emily Bauer will be.

  • May 18, 2016