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Friday, June 1, 2012

Oakland County Initiative Aims to ID Businesses That Don't Sell Spice

Sheriff Michael Bouchard says public pressure is the "best weapon" to fight the sale of the synthetic drug tied to three Oakland County deaths.

As public concern grows over a synthetic drug legally sold in Michigan, Oakland County officials have announced an initiative to identify businesses that have decided to keep it off their shelves. County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and Sheriff Michael Bouchard on Friday urged Oakland County retailers to pledge not to sell K2/Spice and other synthetic designer drugs. The county will issue a window decal to business owners who notify the county that they will not sell synthetic drugs. The sale of K2/Spice has gained attention state-wide, but especially in Oakland County, where it has been connected with high-profile murder cases in Farmington Hills and West Bloomfield, and the death of a Bloomfield Township teen. In a press release issued …

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K2 Legislation Proposed in Wake of Recent Tragedies (in Bloomfield-Bloomfield Hills Patch), Attorney: Grandmother Felt 'Threatened' on Night of Teen's Fatal Shooting, and UPDATED: Police Identify Teen Found Dead at Wing Lake (in Bloomfield-Bloomfield Hills Patch)

Citgo Asks Gas Stations to Stop Selling Spice

In a letter, a company leader asks local owners to stop selling Spice or K2—a synthetic form of marijuana—at all of its stations, effective immediately.

Citgo has asked the owners of its gas stations to stop selling K2 and Spice—a synthetic form of marijuana. The sale of K2 and Spice has caused concern for many parents and local officials in Michigan, and Alan Flagg, the general manager of light oils marketing for Citgo, joined the outcry. In a letter dated May 31, Flagg asked the local owners of Citgo stations to stop the sale of K2 at locally-owned, Citgo-branded locations, even in states where the substances are legal, including Michigan. “Substances such as synthetic marijuana and Bath Salts, sold under a variety of names, including Spice and K2, have proven to be harmful substances, especially for teenagers,” Flagg wrote in the letter. “At least 40 states have banned their sale in …

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Should the Sale of Spice be Banned in Michigan? (in Grosse Pointe Patch), Dearborn State Rep. Introduces K2 Legislation (in Dearborn Patch), and K2 Rally at Local Businesses Planned for Saturday (in Shelby-Utica Patch)

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Mark

11:45 am on Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Well no in fact if Americans united to boycott Citgo it in fact would hurt Chavez financially. Ultimately most people will do what is convenient but I know that my dollars will not support his deplorable regime.   more ›

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