CULLMAN – Cullman City Police Department (CPD) Investigator Chris Thomason, Sgt. Scott Sanford and Sgt. Adam Clark on Tuesday arrested Louie Lauton Farr, 64, of Crane Hill on three counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
Investigators made three controlled buys from Farr in which Farr allegedly sold them synthetic cannabinoids, also known as Spice/K2 or “fake weed.”
Farr is being held in the Cullman County Detention Center on a $90,000 bond.
“These synthetic drugs are extremely dangerous and investigators are seeing more of these drugs on a daily basis,” said a media release from the CPD.
Residents with information on illegal drug activity are asked to call 256-775-7179.
From the National Institute on Drug Abuse:
What are synthetic cannabinoids?
Synthetic cannabinoids refer to a growing number of man-made mind-altering chemicals that are either sprayed on dried, shredded plant material so they can be smoked (herbal incense) or sold as liquids to be vaporized and inhaled in e-cigarettes and other devices (liquid incense).
These chemicals are called cannabinoids because they are related to chemicals found in the marijuana plant. Because of this similarity, synthetic cannabinoids are sometimes misleadingly called "synthetic marijuana" (or "fake weed"), and they are often marketed as "safe," legal alternatives to that drug. In fact, they may affect the brain much more powerfully than marijuana; their actual effects can be unpredictable and, in some cases, severe or even life-threatening.
