Police oppose hemp legislation

Industrial hemp production in Kentucky is not economically sound, would impose an unnecessary financial burden on the state, and could facilitate future efforts to legalize its cousin – marijuana, according to law enforcement officials across the commonwealth. “All of...

Judiciary Committee meets in McCreary

STEARNS – “The laws that you passed will save lives,” Karen Kelly, director of Operation UNITE, told members of the Kentucky General Assembly’s Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary meeting Friday morning in McCreary County. Kelly was one of several people to address...

DEA pill take-back day

LONDON – Operation UNITE has partnered with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to promote participation in its second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30. At least four locations in the UNITE region have joined more than 4,700...

6,585 pills destroyed in Rowan

MOREHEAD – A campaign by the Rowan County UNITE Coalition to encourage the safe disposal of prescription and over-the-counter medications was a hit. Ten citizens and two police agencies brought 6,585 unwanted, unused or out-of-date pills for destruction by the “Pill...