(Emery County, UT) — A man is arrested in Emery County after deputies found over one-thousand pounds of marijuana, THC concentrate, and hash during a traffic stop for expired registration. Officials say a K-9 alerted officers, leading to the discovery along with a handgun. Twenty-seven-year-old Segert Ismaili faces multiple felony […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new poll indicates there is support for a citizen’s ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in Utah. The poll conducted earlier this month by Noble Predictive Insights asked about 600 registered voters whether they would support such an initiative. Fifty-two percent said yes, while […]
One person is in custody after a drug bust in Sevier County. Around 12:00 p.m. on Oct. 24, Sevier County Sgt. A Richards stopped an individual on I-70 for an equipment violation. According to Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis, “during the course of the traffic stop Sgt. Richards could smell […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An 18-year-old has been arrested in suburban Salt Lake City for allegedly shooting a fellow teen to death while pretending to arrest him. KUTV reports Kaden Christensen is accused of shooting the 15-year-old boy in the back in Kearns early Saturday morning while mimicking being […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The company that makes Nerds candy says a version of the product infused with the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that was eaten by Utah children after being donated to a food bank was counterfeit. Company officials said Tuesday they are cooperating with police investigating how […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Utah children have been released from the hospital after ingesting THC-infused candy that was in donated bags of food. Police said Monday the kids are expected to make a full recovery after eating the candy containing the main psychoactive component in marijuana that was […]
CLEARFIELD, Utah (AP) — Police say a Utah man gave his unknowing co-workers brownies laced with marijuana, believing it was a “harmless” act. Court records show 28-year-old Jared Borklund was charged Wednesday with “surreptitious administration of a substance” for giving two of his co-workers brownies in July without telling them […]
A Richfield resident was arrested for suspicion of DUI of a controlled substance after being pulled over due to a burned out tail light. Cameron Holdaway, age 33 from Richfield, was pulled over for a dead tail light on September 17 around 8:30 p.m. by a Sevier County Deputy. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s largest health provider has given its doctors the green light to recommend medical marijuana to patients with qualifying conditions. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Intermountain Healthcare sent out new guidance this week to its network of providers, reversing a previous directive that advised physicians against recommending […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The operators of a popular Salt Lake City concert venue paid for the business through a multimillion-dollar marijuana-selling operation, federal prosecutors said. Prosecutors announced a 13-count indictment against 33-year-old Gabriel Elstein, 32-year-old Angela Elstein and 48-year-old Seth Gordon, claiming they bought and sold at least […]
