Retailers that once sold the dangerous synthetic drug say they no longer are selling it after the sale of it became illegal in the city Wednesday.
“We don’t have it anymore!” That was the response from the five Royal Oak vendors that were reported as still selling synthetic marijuana known as K2 or Spice at the end of May. “We decided to stop selling it because we heard it was hurting a lot of kids,” said Wally Polis, the owner of the BP gas station at 4727 Coolidge. “We didn’t want to sell something that was sending kids to the emergency room.” Many of those casualties related to the synthetic drugs have been well-publicized, such as the probable fatal overdose of an 18-year-old in Bloomfield Township, and its link to the fatal attack on the Cipriano family in Farmington Hills. “At first we thought it was just another form of tobacco,” Polis said as to why he was selling the then-…
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Trent's Market
1201 N Campbell Rd, Royal Oak, MI
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BP Gas Station
4727 Coolidge Hwy, Royal Oak, MI
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Royal Mini Mart
1621 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI
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Mobil 12
1617 E 12 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI
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Mobil
1624 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI
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Commissioners want synthetic marijuana off the shelves in the city's gas stations and convenience stores immediately.
Royal Oak city commissioners unanimously approved an emergency ordinance Monday night prohibiting businesses in the city from selling synthetic drugs such as K2 and Spice. The ordinance will become effective upon publication, either Wednesday or Thursday of this week, according to City Attorney Dave Gillam. Following the lead of Macomb County, which implemented an emergency order to ban the sale of synthetic marijuana earlier Monday, Commissioner David Poulton called on his fellow commissioners to act immediately to prohibit the possession and use of, and trafficking in, synthetic drugs in Royal Oak. "We’ve seen high profile crimes," Poulton said. "We’ve seen terrible incidences involving our youth because of a product that is sold at gas…
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City of Royal Oak City Hall
221 E 3rd St, Royal Oak, MI
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Debra Shepard
3:57 pm on Friday, June 8, 2012
I have literally seen the effects of this stupid incense/garbage and have witnessed kid's sleeping with their head down and did not understand the phase..let's keep an extra eye out for the things the children are doing so that they can succeed and not end up dead. lazy, or a lump on a log..STAY CONCERNED...I WOULDN'T WANT THEM DOING WHAT WE DID IN THE 70'S eh????????????????? more ›