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State's attorney: Meth, fentanyl, alcohol 'tearing apart' community

State's attorney: Meth, fentanyl, alcohol 'tearing apart' community

Tom Wollman compared drugs to invasive plants to highlight difficulty of eradicating them in Lincoln County

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Lincoln County State’s Attorney Tom Wollman drew an unusual comparison during budget talks at the County Commission meeting on Tuesday, likening the fight against drug addiction to the county’s fight against invasive plants.

Wollman told commissioners that, in his view, “Canadian thistle is the equivalent of a methamphetamine addiction.”

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