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Psychoactive Drugs

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Mugshots Friday: Daddy's Girl

    ​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to th ... More >>

  • News

    May 24, 2012

    Miami-Dade Police Lured Robbers to the Redland, Then Shot Them

    ​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Florida Dad Puts Pot in 6-Year-Old's Backpack

    A kindergarten classroom in St. Petersburg had an interesting yet unplanned show and tell recently after a six-year-old student pulled three ounces of marijuana and a scale from their backpack and proclaimed to the classes' teacher, "Look what I got."How'd it get there? Apparently the student's fath ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Mugshots Friday: The Lost Tenenbaum and Madam Ginger

    Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Mugshots Friday: He's Sexy and He Knows It

    ​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to th ... More >>

  • News

    February 16, 2012

    Reader mail: Gay-bashing Buju Banton needs to make peace with the Lord

    ​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Cyclist Aaron Cohen Dies After Rickenbacker Hit-and-Run; Driver Michele Traverso Arrested

    ​Aaron Cohen, one of the two bicyclist who were injured in an early morning hit-and-run car crash on the Rickenbacker Causeway on Wednesday morning, has died.Meanwhile, police have arrested the driver Michele Traverso, 25, after he turned himself in early this morning. Traverso was driving with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    One-Legged Drug Dealer Attempts to Hop Away from Police in Jacksonville

    As the suspect was not Rose McGowan in Planet Terror, he didn't pose much of a threat. ​What do you call a drug dealer with one leg trying to escape from police? Caught.No, this isn't open mic night at the Chuckle Hut, this is quite naturally real Florida news.

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    1,300 Pot Plants Seized After 25 Miami Grow Houses Busted in "Operation Machete"

    ​Twenty-five people were arrested yesterday after Miami-Dade police discovered 25 separate hydroponics labs in the county during a crackdown dubbed "Operation Machete." Besides the alleged criminals, police also seized more than 1,300 pot plants during the daylong sweep.

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    How I Met Your Mother, Who Also Had a Slit Throat Tattoo

    ​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro t ... More >>

  • Music

    January 5, 2012

    Jam Cruise 10 with Umphrey's McGee, Galactic, Bruce Hornsby on MSC Poesia January 9-14

    ​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Matchmaking With Mugshots, a Nervous Chuckle, and a Beard-Off

    ​​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Florida Man Arrested for Trying to Buy Pot at Burger King Drive-Thru

    ​Sure, Burger King probably makes tons of money from stoners. Who else is going to eat half that menu? Lets be honest, who do you think all those bizarre ads they ran for years were targeted at? But BK is not in the business of selling pot. Thirty-two-year-old Shawn Porter of Deltona, Florida foun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    $75K Worth of Pot Found in U. Miami Student and His Twin Brother's Apartment

    via Facebook​Two twin brothers, one an FIU student and another a UM student who was on track to become a Marine officer, have found themselves on the wrong side of the law after about $75,000 worth of marijuana plants were found in their shared South Miami apartment. The discovery was made after a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    The Bleached-Blonde Carjackers, Gangsta John Waters, and God

    Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    John Stirling, Canadian Busted With 800 Lbs of Coke, Tells FBI "There's Nothing Wrong With Cocaine Trafficking"

    ​A tip for all you would-be cocaine kingpins: When the FBI catches you off the coast of Colombia with more than 800 pounds of yeyo stashed in your boat, do not argue that "there is nothing wrong with cocaine trafficking." That's exactly the tact John Philip Stirling, a 60-year-old Canadian captain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Girls, Girls, Girls, and a Man With a Very Smooth Head

    ​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. .

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Big Boi Avoids Jail Time for Ecstasy and Viagra Bust in Miami

    ​If you listened real close when Outkast rapper Big Boi (AKA Antwan Patton) disembarked from a cruise ship at 1:35 p.m. on August 7 and got busted by Miami-Dade K-9 cops while carrying three kinds of contraband (MDMA, Ecstasy, Viagra) and "drug paraphernalia," you could almost hear the cell door t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Miamians Now Too Poor to Be Cocaine Addicts

    ​The way we snort now: with less frequency and with less potent cocaine. The Miami Herald crunched the numbers (which aren't exactly anything new) and found cocaine use has declined in South Florida. That doesn't mean the War on Drugs has actually worked. Of course not. We're just doing cheaper dr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Pot Smokers Less Likely To be Fat

    ​America is facing economic malaise, overcrowded prisons, and an ever increasing obesity problem. Things might not just seem a little bit bitter if we all chilled out and got high, they might actually get better. Yes, even on the fat front. A new study has found that pot smokers are less likely to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    A Boy Named Barbara, Flattop Moustache, And What You See When You Die

    ​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that series.

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Mugshots Friday: A Meta T-Shirt, A Pimp's Broken Spirit, and Beards, Beards, Beards

    ​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that series.

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Mugshots Friday: Big Ami$h, A Forehead Equation, and Our Friend Tom

    ​​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2011

    Five Steps to Becoming a Bona Fide Tiësto Fan

    ​Even if you can't tell house from techno and you've never even been to a rave, you know Tiësto. That's because he is the everyman's EDM disc jockey. He's the DJ that your mom plays on her iPod when she goes out jogging. He's a household name. But that doesn't mean he's readily accessible to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Mugshots Friday: The Evil Iglesias, Bladimir, and Gangsta Panda

    ​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro t ... More >>

  • News

    May 12, 2011

    Casinos, pot, and fun will save Miami's economy

    ​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2011

    He Speak Americano

    ​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Who Wanna Wild Out at Miami-Dade Mayoral Candidate Luther Campbell's Campaign Rally?

    Vote Uncle Luke 4 Mayor!​Most professional politicians don't know how to party. They're idea of "fun" is finger foods, light drinks, and saxophone music. So under normal circumstances, we here at Crossfade prefer partying to politicking, boozing to bargaining, drugging to debating. But Miami-Dad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Casinos, Pot, And Fun: The Key To New Jobs In Miami-Dade

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke -- who is a candidate for Miami-Dade mayor -- lays out his vision for kick-starting the local economy.It's time for Miami ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2011

    Letters from the issue of April 28, 2011

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke -- who is a candidate for Miami-Dade mayor -- lays out his vision for kick-starting the local economy.It's time for Miami ... More >>

  • News

    April 21, 2011

    Uncle Luke says legalize marijuana

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke -- who is a candidate for Miami-Dade mayor -- lays out his vision for kick-starting the local economy.It's time for Miami ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Stop Jailing Pot Smokers And Let's Go After The Real Criminals

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke -- who is a candidate to replace more-boring-than-bread-pudding ex-Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez -- makes a campaign pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Mugshots Friday: A Cape, Blue Goop, and Hair, Hair, Everywhere

    Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken in Miami-Dade County in the week previous. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain-out look more badass than we ever will . This is the italicized intro to that series.

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Air Pollution Triggers More Heart Attacks Than Cocaine

    ​Quick, what causes more heart attacks: cocaine or air pollution? It's actually air pollution, which triggers roughly five to seven percent of all heart attacks. Whereas cocaine is responsible for only 0.9 percent of all heart attacks. Of course, cocaine is much more dangerous on a personal level. ... More >>

  • News

    February 10, 2011

    Andres Lopez exposes the Colombian cartels

    ​Quick, what causes more heart attacks: cocaine or air pollution? It's actually air pollution, which triggers roughly five to seven percent of all heart attacks. Whereas cocaine is responsible for only 0.9 percent of all heart attacks. Of course, cocaine is much more dangerous on a personal level. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Get Metro Zu's Electrozlapp Mixtape for Free

    Art by Freebase​Party people of Miami: Do you like going to the mall, making money, eating drugs, talking shit, scamming hos, riding dirty? Do you know what a basshead knapsack is? Do you now, or have you ever bought mass quantity of ecstasy pills for your own recreational use?If you answered yes ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2010

    5th Street Gym reopens

    Art by Freebase​Party people of Miami: Do you like going to the mall, making money, eating drugs, talking shit, scamming hos, riding dirty? Do you know what a basshead knapsack is? Do you now, or have you ever bought mass quantity of ecstasy pills for your own recreational use?If you answered yes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Marlins Catcher Ronny Paulino Suspended for Taking Diet Pills, Allegedly

    Ronny Paulino in his former Pirates gear​Marlins catcher Ronny Paulino is not exactly the slimmest slugger on the roster. Like a trophy housewife he often struggles with his weight, and decided to take the easy way out and get some pharmaceutical help. That's his story anyway. Paulino claims the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Woman Traveling Home From Miami Drug Trip Caught With Drug Straws in Vagina

    ​While state laws are trying to put a stop to South Florida's notorious pill mills, the area is still a popular destination for those looking to load up on illicit substances. Kelly Mowery and four others recently made a bit of an OxyContin shopping trip in Miami. While returning to Tennessee by v ... More >>

  • News

    July 15, 2010

    Is excited delirium killing coked-up, stun-gunned Miamians?

    ​While state laws are trying to put a stop to South Florida's notorious pill mills, the area is still a popular destination for those looking to load up on illicit substances. Kelly Mowery and four others recently made a bit of an OxyContin shopping trip in Miami. While returning to Tennessee by v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Massive Police Sting Nets 2,369 Pounds of Pot Worth $9.4 Million

    A massive sting on Wednesday uncovered 49 hydroponic labs in Miami-Dade and put 42 people behind bars. The pot is believed to have a street value of $9.2 million. Police also found 11 grams of cocaine, 40 grams of processed marijuana, 126 Oxycontin pills, an Audi, and $9,562 in cash.The sting, known ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Fumble-Prone Former Dolphin Sammie Smith Gets Civil Rights Back

    "Sammie Sucks. Sammie Sucks," chants are long since gone from Miami Dolphin home games, as is the unfortunate and short-lived pro football career of former running back Sammie Smith. But things finally seem to be turning around for one of the most hated Dolphins of all time. After finishing up a sev ... More >>

  • News

    April 29, 2010

    Miami fails to make list of top pot-smoking cities

    "Sammie Sucks. Sammie Sucks," chants are long since gone from Miami Dolphin home games, as is the unfortunate and short-lived pro football career of former running back Sammie Smith. But things finally seem to be turning around for one of the most hated Dolphins of all time. After finishing up a sev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Wrong: Miami Left Out of Top 40 Pot-Smoking Cities

    Local pride took another hit today. Fresh off that embarrassing #4 party school ranking from Playboy, a Web site run by a white British blonde reports Miami is not one of the country's top 40 pot-smoking cities. ​ Tina Brown's The Daily Beast compiled a list of America's most stoned cities in hon ... More >>

  • News

    March 18, 2010

    The murder of Stevie Febonio: South Florida's marijuana grow houses can be a deadly business

    Local pride took another hit today. Fresh off that embarrassing #4 party school ranking from Playboy, a Web site run by a white British blonde reports Miami is not one of the country's top 40 pot-smoking cities. ​ Tina Brown's The Daily Beast compiled a list of America's most stoned cities in hon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2010

    Cops Kill Dog To Save Ecstasy Dealing Suspect in West Miami

    A narcotics bust in West Miami took a wild turn last night, with a high speed chase leading to a foot race leading to undercover cops slaying a neighborhood dog to save a suspect in an ecstasy ring. ​It all started around 7 p.m., says Officer Kenia Reyes, a spokeswoman for City of Miami police ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 12, 2009

    Sounds Like Drugs and Is Just as Good

    A narcotics bust in West Miami took a wild turn last night, with a high speed chase leading to a foot race leading to undercover cops slaying a neighborhood dog to save a suspect in an ecstasy ring. ​It all started around 7 p.m., says Officer Kenia Reyes, a spokeswoman for City of Miami police ... More >>

  • News

    April 16, 2009

    Adrianna's Fall

    A teenager plummets from a luxury high-rise, leaving behind a mystery.

  • News

    November 8, 2007

    Marijuana Goes Upstate

    Florida moves into the number two spot when it comes to grow houses

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2006

    The Tokin' Few

    Meet the "magnificent" Irvin Rosenfeld

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