TN Zero

06/29/2012

Mark your calendars for July 14, there will be a TN Zero rally in Lavergne. Stay tuned for more information.

02/16/2012

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/16911164/tnzero-vows-to-fight-synthetic-drugs

People in law enforcement already know it's a moving target. Every time they crack down on drugs -- a new type pops-up. Now one group is trying to educate people on why synthetic drugs are taking ove

02/16/2012

http://www.dnj.com/article/20120216/OPINION/302160022/EDITORIAL-Task-force-crime-synthetics-laudable?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p

Local officials continue showing just how serious this community is about cracking down on synthetic drugs.

01/31/2012

Bath Salts / Plant Food
Synthetic cathinones, typically marketed as “bath salts” and “plant food,” are sold under various brand names throughout the United States. These products are generally sold in a 300-500mg package, and since most people assume 300-500mg is a normal dosage, they overdose. In fact, 10mg or less would be considered a normal dosage. This unintentional overdose causes the severe hallucinations in the users.

According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, calls to poison control centers for the first seven months of the year in reference to exposure to “bath salts” (synthetic methcathinone ) alone have increased from 303 cases in 2010 to 4,137 in 2011, an increase of more than 1,300 percent.

These products, as well as their raw chemical components, are also sold on many Internet sites, including popular Internet auction sites (EBay, Google, etc.). Manufacturers and distributors often advertise these products as “not for human consumption” in order to evade regulatory scrutiny. Abusers smoke the products to experience effects similar to those induced by ma*****na or other illicit drugs.

01/31/2012

Incense / Potpourri
Synthetic cannabinoids are synthetic chemicals such as HU-210; CP47,497; JWH-018; AM-2201, JWS-122, JWH-081, JWH-250, RCS-4, JWH-210, WIN 48,098, and JWH-073 that are functionally similar to delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary cannabinoid in ma*****na. These are structurally related to THC or bind to cannabinoid receptors in the brain.

Three-gram package prices range from $5 to $50; Internet retailers offer discounts for bulk purchases. Synthetic cannabinoid products are also packaged in plastic containers or in small plastic cylinders with white or black opaque plastic caps, a logo sticker, and shrink-wrap.

Some synthetic cannabinoid products have been packaged as pre-rolled joints; however, this method does nothing to disguise the intended use. Sometimes they are blatantly advertised as exotic herbs that, when smoked, produce euphoria, and while the packaging indicates that the products are “herbal incense,” some brick-and-mortar retailers have implied from behind the sales counter that the herbal incense products they sell are “legal ma*****na.”

Dried plant materials treated with synthetic cannabinoids are sold under various brand names as “herbal incense” or “potpourri” throughout the United States.

These products are generally sold in 1, 3, 5, or 10 gram packages in retail establishments such as adult book and novelty stores, independently owned convenience stores/gas stations, discount beer and to***co stores, and head shops. More than 200 synthetic cannabinoids have been identified by law enforcement in Tennessee.

01/28/2012

EMS1 Staff NEW ORLEANS A woman lost her arm to flesh-eating bacteria after injecting bath salts in New Orleans, according to a report published this month in the journal Orthopedics . The 34-year-old

01/27/2012

A sobering video for all to see.

How American youth are buying "time bombs" at local stores.

01/27/2012

Hello Everyone!

01/20/2012

http://www.tennessean.com/article/D4/20111221/NEWS06/112210322/Store-owners-clerks-appear-synthetic-drug-charges

MURFREESBORO Su-Hwa Wang Liu believes it was unfair for authorities to target her store and other small businesses in a synthetic drug raid that landed her in court Tuesday.

01/20/2012

http://wgnsradio.com/synthetic-drugs-seized-in-rutherford-county--cms-3178

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, along with several federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, executed multiple state search warrants Wednesday in Rutherford County as part of “Operation Synful Smoke.”

01/20/2012

SMYRNA Smyrna police officers searched executed a search warrant at the A & M To***co and Beer store earlier this week following an undercover operation to determine if any local business were selling illegal synthetic drugs.