Category Archives: Drugs

Pratt Library: Your Hustling Journey Starts Here

Posted on September 3, 2014 by almosthipguy

Having just watched National Geographic’s expose of Baltimore – “Heroin Capital of America” – on “The High Wire” episode of their popular Drugs, Inc. television series, we are still blown away by the unintentional product placement the drug hustlers gave … Continue reading →

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“Drugs, Inc.” looks at Baltimore in “The High Wire”

Posted on August 29, 2014 by almosthipguy

By Tom Warner (Baltimore Or Less, August 29, 2014) This week, National Geographic Channel‘s Drugs, Inc. television series aired its Baltimore episode, “The High Wire.” The show characterized Baltimore as the heroin capital of America, with its ever-growing drug problems … Continue reading →

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Annapolis, MD Police Chief Claims 37 Died First Day of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado

Posted on February 26, 2014 by atomictv

Annapolis police chief apologizes for citing hoax story in testimony against marijuana legalization By Alex Jackson (Capitalgazette.com, 2/26/2014) Testifying against bills proposed to legalize and decriminalize marijuana in the state, Annapolis Police Chief Michael Pristoop cited a hoax story that … Continue reading →

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Code of Thug Life

Posted on March 16, 2013 by almosthipguy

“I didn’t create T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E, I diagnosed it.” – Tupac Shakur My co-worker Jon Swift found this document in a book returned to the Enoch Pratt Central Library over the weekend. It details the “do’s and don’ts for being a … Continue reading →

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