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Synthetic marijuana a hot topic at drug presentation
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JP Banks, director of the Drug Free Coalition of Hall County, opens a community meeting on marijuana and its synthetic version at the Hall County School Board. Other speakers in the front row are, from left, Hall County Solicitor General Stephanie Woodard, GBI lab chemical section manager Nelly Miles, licensed professional counselor and master addiction counselors Kristi Satterfield and Patti Carter Shipp, both of Laurelwood Hospital. Forty-one people attended. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Carly Sharec
Updated: Aug 16, 2013, 4:22 AM
Published: Aug 16, 2013, 4:27 AM
Derek Crum, 19, stood in front of a rapt audience Thursday evening as he shared his story of drug addiction. “I just wanted parents to be able to see from my testimony how it develops,” Crum said. Crum’s addiction started with marijuana, which then led to use of synthetic marijuana, bath salts and other hallucinogens.
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Glamping proposal off Lake Lanier calls for campground, event center
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A proposal featuring "glamping sites and an event center is proposed in Hall County off Lake Lanier. Photo from Hall County planning documents
Jeff Gill
The Times
Updated: Apr 4, 2025, 6:37 PM
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 6:27 PM
“Glamping” could come to a heavily wooded corner of Hall County off Lake Lanier.
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