Driving back to his Hartford home, Denny Shelton Jr. carried papers that would make him a dark version of Johnny Appleseed. As far as authorities can figure, Shelton brought the first recipes for homemade methamphetamine to Van Buren County. Although the law caught up with 30-year-old Shelton and his accomplices in August 1999, the homemade meth seed was planted. "The tree of meth ends up coming back to any one of them," said Lt. Bryan Stump, commander of the Van Buren County Sheriff's Department's Narcotics Unit. [continues 1652 words]
VANDALIA -- To many, Tom Crosslin and Rollie Rohm paid an ultimate and just price for drawing guns on law enforcement agents. But to those fighting against America's drug laws, the two may have died as martyrs. "This is kind of like the shot heard around the world," said Gary Storck, a medical marijuana user in Madison, Wis. In a phone interview, the activist said he hopes the news will "light a fire under the people" to legalize marijuana in Michigan "so things like this don't happen again." [continues 543 words]
