Drug Crimes

Frank Baum chose Kansas as the setting of The Wizard of Oz, so that the protagonist, Dorothy, could grow up in a dull, monotonous place that contrasted with the colorful spectacle of Oz. The filmmakers portrayed this in the film adaptation by filming the scenes in Kansas in monochrome and the scenes in Oz with […]

Crime lab results can be inconsistent, especially when it comes to the chemical composition of drugs seized from the scene of arrests. There are reports of field tests failing to tell the difference between cocaine and laundry detergent, for example. When the forensics lab says, “fentanyl,” though, you know you have a problem.  Fentanyl, a […]

In many cases, possession of drug paraphernalia is the kind of criminal charge that you can easily laugh off. Impress your roommates with the story of how a police K-9 zeroed in on the spoon on the passenger seat of your car during a traffic stop, despite your protests that the spoon was only there […]