Holbrook Mohr, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

This May 2018, photo provided by Joseph Jenkins shows his son, Jay, in the emergency room of the Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, S.C. Jay Jenkins suffered acute respiratory failure and drifted into a coma, according to his medical records, after he says he vaped a product labeled as a smokable form of the cannabis extract CBD. Lab testing commissioned as part of an Associated Press investigation into CBD vapes showed the cartridge that Jenkins says he puffed contained a synthetic...

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Vapes spiked with illegal drugs show dark side of CBD craze

by Holbrook Mohr Associated PressSeptember 16, 2019

Jay Jenkins says he hesitated when a buddy suggested they vape CBD.“It’ll relax you,” the friend assured.The vapor that Jenkins inhaled didn’t relax him. After two puffs, he ended up in a coma.That’s because what he was vaping didn’t have any CBD, the…

CORRECTS FROM CONVICTED TO SENTENCED - FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2018, file photo, former gymnast Rachael Denhollander, left, is hugged by Kaylee Lorincz after giving her victim impact statement during the seventh day of Larry Nassar's sentencing hearing in Lansing, Mich. Nassar was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting young athletes for years under the guise of medical treatment. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

US gymnasts tell AP sport rife with verbal, emotional abuse

by Mitch Weiss Associated Press, and Holbrook Mohr Associated PressFebruary 23, 2018

Vehicles stop near a downed traffic signal taken down from winds associated with Hurricane Matthew Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Cocoa Village, Fla. Matthew skirted Florida's east coach. Matthew scraped Florida's Atlantic coast early Friday, toppling trees onto homes and knocking out power to a half-million people but sparing some of the most heavily populated stretches of shoreline the catastrophic blow many had feared. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Hurricane threatens some of South’s most storied cities

by Brendan Farrington Associated Press, and Holbrook Mohr Associated PressOctober 7, 2016