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Duluth city councilor seeks to license sales of synthetic drugs
A Duluth City Council member is working on new ordinances that would regulate businesses that sell synthetic drugs while punishing people who consume them.
Thursday, May, 23, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
A Duluth City Council member is working on new ordinances that would regulate businesses that sell synthetic drugs while punishing people who consume them.
Thursday, May, 23, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Downtown Duluth businesses decry synthetic drug users
The upscale Justin Paul Salon & Spa closed last weekend after seven years on East Superior Street. Its owner has blamed customers of downtown headshop Last Place on Earth.
Wednesday, May, 22, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The upscale Justin Paul Salon & Spa closed last weekend after seven years on East Superior Street. Its owner has blamed customers of downtown headshop Last Place on Earth.
Wednesday, May, 22, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Last Place on Earth owner Carlson would consider moving his business
Jim Carlson said this week he is open to moving his controversial business out of downtown Duluth.
Wednesday, May, 22, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Jim Carlson said this week he is open to moving his controversial business out of downtown Duluth.
Wednesday, May, 22, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Reader's view: Carlson used News Tribune to advertise business
I have to express my disgust in the News Tribune’s poor choice of aiding Jim Carlson’s advertising efforts regarding the Last Place on Earth.
Sunday, May, 12, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - Opinion
I have to express my disgust in the News Tribune’s poor choice of aiding Jim Carlson’s advertising efforts regarding the Last Place on Earth.
Sunday, May, 12, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - Opinion
Duluth Mayor Don Ness to Minnesota attorney general: Help us combat synthetic drug problems
City officials are trying to do something about getting more statewide attention and resources to combat what Mayor Don Ness calls the “growing epidemic of synthetic drugs on our area.”
Saturday, May, 11, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
City officials are trying to do something about getting more statewide attention and resources to combat what Mayor Don Ness calls the “growing epidemic of synthetic drugs on our area.”
Saturday, May, 11, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
More charges for Last Place on Earth owner, son
Jim Carlson, owner of the Last Place on Earth, and his employee and son, Joseph Gellerman, were in court Wednesday to challenge evidence against them, when the prosecutor informed the judge that amended complaints have been filed charging the pair with more synthetic drug crimes.
Thursday, May, 09, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Jim Carlson, owner of the Last Place on Earth, and his employee and son, Joseph Gellerman, were in court Wednesday to challenge evidence against them, when the prosecutor informed the judge that amended complaints have been filed charging the pair with more synthetic drug crimes.
Thursday, May, 09, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
More charges filed against Last Place on Earth owner, son in Duluth
Jim Carlson, owner of the Last Place on Earth, and his employee-son, Joseph Gellerman, were in court Wednesday to challenge evidence against them when the prosecutor informed the judge that amended complaints have been filed charging the pair with more synthetic drug crimes.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Jim Carlson, owner of the Last Place on Earth, and his employee-son, Joseph Gellerman, were in court Wednesday to challenge evidence against them when the prosecutor informed the judge that amended complaints have been filed charging the pair with more synthetic drug crimes.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Last Place on Earth gets under some skin
Duluth’s most controversial business is advertising in a distinctive way: With the words “Last Place on Earth” tattooed on the arms, hands, necks and thighs of some of the head shop’s customers.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Duluth’s most controversial business is advertising in a distinctive way: With the words “Last Place on Earth” tattooed on the arms, hands, necks and thighs of some of the head shop’s customers.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Last Place on Earth owner Jim Carlson served second nuisance notice
The city of Duluth fired another legal salvo at the Last Place on Earth, a local head shop, Tuesday, by serving owner Jim Carlson with a second notice of public nuisance, related to the business’ sale of synthetic drugs. A previous notice had been filed against the property at 124 E. Superior St. in August 2012.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The city of Duluth fired another legal salvo at the Last Place on Earth, a local head shop, Tuesday, by serving owner Jim Carlson with a second notice of public nuisance, related to the business’ sale of synthetic drugs. A previous notice had been filed against the property at 124 E. Superior St. in August 2012.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Carlson’s attorney files motion to have some charges dismissed
The attorney representing Last Place on Earth owner Jim Carlson filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Duluth on Friday to dismiss several federal charges against his client.
Saturday, April, 27, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The attorney representing Last Place on Earth owner Jim Carlson filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Duluth on Friday to dismiss several federal charges against his client.
Saturday, April, 27, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Carlson attorney files motion to dismiss some charges
The attorney representing Last Place on Earth owner Jim Carlson filed a motion in federal court in Duluth on Friday to dismiss several federal charges against his client.
Friday, April, 26, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The attorney representing Last Place on Earth owner Jim Carlson filed a motion in federal court in Duluth on Friday to dismiss several federal charges against his client.
Friday, April, 26, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Synthetic drugs threaten Duluth shelter’s safe haven
The growing use of synthetic drugs is threatening to shred the safety net offered to the city’s most vulnerable residents at the CHUM shelter in downtown Duluth, the nonprofit agency’s staff says.
Friday, April, 26, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The growing use of synthetic drugs is threatening to shred the safety net offered to the city’s most vulnerable residents at the CHUM shelter in downtown Duluth, the nonprofit agency’s staff says.
Friday, April, 26, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Reader's view: Legalized marijuana would solve Last Place problems
Why doesn’t the News Tribune do everyone opposed to synthetic drugs a favor by writing an informational article about why the legalization of natural medicinal marijuana should be considered? That seems a less-destructive option in the fight against Last Place on Earth and its owner Jim Carlson.
Monday, April, 22, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - Opinion
Why doesn’t the News Tribune do everyone opposed to synthetic drugs a favor by writing an informational article about why the legalization of natural medicinal marijuana should be considered? That seems a less-destructive option in the fight against Last Place on Earth and its owner Jim Carlson.
Monday, April, 22, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - Opinion
A snow news day — and a little bit of Sylvia Plath
Robin Washington column: I had been looking forward to cavorting with the English majors, if for no other reason than to hear what they thought about being the butt of a Garrison Keillor routine.
Sunday, April, 14, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Robin Washington column: I had been looking forward to cavorting with the English majors, if for no other reason than to hear what they thought about being the butt of a Garrison Keillor routine.
Sunday, April, 14, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Reader's view: Last Place on Earth owner should stand proud
There are a lot of questions and concerns about Last Place on Earth owner Jim Carlson (“Carlson to remain jailed until Minneapolis court date,” April 4). Carlson is human, a business owner and a friend of mine.
Tuesday, April, 09, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - Opinion
There are a lot of questions and concerns about Last Place on Earth owner Jim Carlson (“Carlson to remain jailed until Minneapolis court date,” April 4). Carlson is human, a business owner and a friend of mine.
Tuesday, April, 09, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - Opinion
Magistrate orders Carlson released from jail
A federal magistrate ruled Monday that Jim Carlson violated one of his pretrial release conditions by having a shotgun in the basement of his downtown Duluth head shop, but said it appeared to be an inadvertent oversight.
Tuesday, April, 09, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
A federal magistrate ruled Monday that Jim Carlson violated one of his pretrial release conditions by having a shotgun in the basement of his downtown Duluth head shop, but said it appeared to be an inadvertent oversight.
Tuesday, April, 09, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
U.S. magistrate releases owner of Duluth’s Last Place on Earth
A federal magistrate ruled this afternoon in Minneapolis that Jim Carlson violated one of his pretrial release conditions by having a shotgun in the basement of his downtown head shop, but said it appeared to be an inadvertent oversight.
Monday, April, 08, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
A federal magistrate ruled this afternoon in Minneapolis that Jim Carlson violated one of his pretrial release conditions by having a shotgun in the basement of his downtown head shop, but said it appeared to be an inadvertent oversight.
Monday, April, 08, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
As a matter of record, Carlson is front-page news
Robin Washington column: Remember this item in the News Tribune? “Duluth police raided two downtown shops Tuesday, filling a truck, a van and a car with suspected drug paraphernalia. … Police also seized an illegal military assault rifle from the Last Place on Earth,” a police spokesman said.
Sunday, April, 07, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Robin Washington column: Remember this item in the News Tribune? “Duluth police raided two downtown shops Tuesday, filling a truck, a van and a car with suspected drug paraphernalia. … Police also seized an illegal military assault rifle from the Last Place on Earth,” a police spokesman said.
Sunday, April, 07, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Last Place on Earth owner to be jailed at least until Monday
Jim Carlson will have to spend at least three more nights behind bars for allegedly violating his release conditions by possessing a firearm at his Superior Street head shop, the Last Place on Earth.
Friday, April, 05, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Jim Carlson will have to spend at least three more nights behind bars for allegedly violating his release conditions by possessing a firearm at his Superior Street head shop, the Last Place on Earth.
Friday, April, 05, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Carlson to remain jailed until Minneapolis court date
The owner of the Last Place on Earth in downtown Duluth is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis at 11 a.m. Monday for a detention hearing.
Thursday, April, 04, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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The owner of the Last Place on Earth in downtown Duluth is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis at 11 a.m. Monday for a detention hearing.
Thursday, April, 04, 2013 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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