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Cannadelic Expo Courts the Psychedelic and Cannabis Curious Masses in Miami

By Caroline Val

Apr 15, 2025

Guests include FIU's so-called "Psychedelic Professor" and Dr. Angela Fisher, who will administer psychedelic toad venom to a patient onstage.

A woman in a bikini and two police officers crouch over a brick of white powder on the beach

Bikinis, Beach Cops, and Cocaine: Video Shows Standard Day in Miami

By Naomi Feinstein

Jun 20, 2024

U.S. Border Patrol confirmed to New Times that a "good Samaritan" found and reported a brick of cocaine on the beach.

bricks of Nike-branded cocaine found off Key Largo on June 5, 2024

Just Snort It: Divers Find 25 Kilos of "Nike"-Branded Cocaine Off Florida Keys

By Naomi Feinstein

Jun 6, 2024

The 25 kilos of cocaine were valued at nearly $900,000.

Still from Episode 1 of Griselda, showing Sofía Vergara as Griselda Blanco, at the wheel of a 1960s or '70s-era car.

Things Go Bitter With Coke: Netflix's Griselda Will Render You Uncomfortably Numb

By Ben Greenman

Feb 2, 2024

Sofia Vergara kills it as Griselda Blanco, the 1970s "godmother of cocaine." But with six episodes, the buzz fades as the body count rises.

Recreational Marijuana in Florida Goes on Trial This Week

By Carlos Miller

Nov 6, 2023

Florida Supreme Court may nullify a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational cannabis via the 2024 ballot.

Field Trip: Tour the Lauderhill Site Dosing Patients with LSD

By Theo Karantsalis

Jun 8, 2023

Inside a seemingly run-of-the-mill gray medical building across from Lauderhill Sports Park, patients were dosed with one of the world's most potent hallucinogenic drugs.

Bummer Cruise! Carnival Deploys Drug Dogs to Sniff Out Marijuana

By Alex DeLuca

Jun 7, 2023

Carnival Cruise Line and its team of dogs are going to sniff you out as part of the company's mission to ensure the high seas are not so high.

Better Living Through Ecstasy: Rachel Nuwer Makes the Case for MDMA Therapy

By Douglas Markowitz

Jun 7, 2023

According to Rachel Nuwer's new book, MDMA is not dangerous when used properly and may change life as we know it for the better.

Florida Feds Charge Alleged Mexican Cartel Associate With U.S. Crypto Money-Laundering Scheme

By Alex DeLuca

May 11, 2023

Associates of one of Mexico's most violent cartels were driving around the country with millions of dollars in drug money while unwittingly being tracked by the feds, according to a federal affidavit.

Dirty Coke Binge, Sexual Roleplay Cited in Brickell Wall-Tearing Incident (VIDEO)

By Naomi Feinstein

May 10, 2023

An alleged binge on bad coke in Brickell culminated with a man trying to claw through a bathroom wall into a neighboring apartment.

Cocaine Trafficking Cases Flow in From Coast Guard's Caribbean Deployment

By Izzy Kapnick

Jan 4, 2023

The Coast Guard intercepted a boat with 38 barrels of cocaine off the coast of Aruba during a recent Caribbean deployment.

Five Wild Incidents Before Miami Beach Declared a State of Emergency

By Joshua Ceballos

Mar 23, 2022

Miami Beach declared a state of emergency this week, but the seaside municipality is no stranger to spring break madness.

RIP to the University of Miami's "No Coke November" Campaign

By Michael Majchrowicz

Nov 9, 2021

University of Miami students attempted to institute a No Coke November campaign that ended eight days into the month.

Florida Homebuyers Willing to Move Into Former Meth Labs and Drug Dens

By Michael Majchrowicz

Oct 5, 2021

A survey found that 50 percent of prospective Florida homebuyers would pony up to purchase if the price was right.

South Beach Murder Won't Stop Florida Push to Legalize Medicinal Psilocybin

By Jess Swanson

Aug 30, 2021

An alleged link between hallucinogenic mushrooms and the murder of Dustin Wakefield might affect the push to legalize the substance in Florida.

These Are the Four Wildest Drug Finds Off the Coast of Florida

By Alex DeLuca

Aug 13, 2021

Illegal drugs — lots of them — have been seized off Florida's coast.

#FreeSalMagluta: Cocaine Cowboy Seeks Compassionate Release From Federal Prison

By Jess Swanson

Aug 10, 2021

A federal judge is considering Sal Magluta's petition for compassionate release from a supermax prison in Colorado.

Willy & Sal, Episode 9: In Pursuit of Willy & Sal (Part 2)

By Jim DeFede

Aug 6, 2021

Editor’s note: Below is the ninth of ten major stories Miami New Times published about the federal government's dogged pursuit of Augusto Falcon and Salvador Magluta — AKA Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, AKA Willy and Sal, AKA "Los Muchachos," AKA "The Boys" — two Cuban-American boyhood friends from Miami...

Willy & Sal, Episode 8: In Pursuit of Willy & Sal (Part 1)

By Jim DeFede

Aug 6, 2021

Editor’s note: Below is the eighth of many stories Miami New Times published about the federal government's dogged pursuit of Augusto Falcon and Salvador Magluta — AKA Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, AKA Willy and Sal, AKA "Los Muchachos," AKA "The Boys" — two Cuban-American boyhood friends from Miami who...

Here's Where You Can Learn Everything There Is to Know About Willy & Sal

By Tom Finkel and Jim DeFede

Aug 6, 2021

We're dusting off those old New Times tales and presenting them anew.

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