Drugs

Even though the vote has passed here in Maine to legalize marijuana until they sort out the particulars about the sale of it you still can’t sell it legally. That said I guess there is no law against giving it away.

Needless to say Maine has one of the toughest drunk driving laws in the country and yet repeat offenders are on the roads killing people every year. So if fines and jail time won't stop them, can technology? Some of our politicians think so.

So here we go…most likely.  Now that the votes are counted and the recreational marijuana bill has passed with the voters it sits on the Governor’s desk awaiting a signature but that is just one hurdle.

Without naming names I am going to tell you that I personally have known 4 families  including my own that have been devastated this year different degrees by opiates.  These traumas run the gamut of theft to death. And if you think the only victim is the addicted person you…

Growing up in the 70's if there was a kid in my High School who hadn't at least tried pot I'd be amazed.  Problem is the idea now is that "so what's the big deal' thinking for today's youth.  What we need to factor into our opinion of the safety or us…

A new effort is underway in Ellsworth to help Mainers struggling with addiction.

How many people do you know who smoke pot?  A  few you say? Part of that could be because you live in Penobscot county. In a new study done by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) revealed changing attitudes nationwide towards marijuana usage, and the amou…

A shocking new poll reveals that 6 in 10 Mainers say that they know someone who has either used heroin or abused prescribed opiate painkillers within the past five years. I on the other hand right here in the Bangor area I know 4 people within my group of friends affected by opia…

Two competing groups, the national Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol  and Maine's own Legalize Maine, will now join forces in their quest to collect enough signatures to get the legalization question on the November 2016 ballot.

Portland is hoping these boxes will keep used needles out of city parks.