Man, 67, faces sentencing in drug case.Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard A 67-year-old Springfield man, Richard Hans Norland, will be sentenced Friday for possessing and selling gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB GHB abbr. gamma-hydroxybutyrate GHB 1 Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, γ-hydroxy-butyrate See GABA 2 Glycosylated hemoglobin, see there GHb Glycosylated hemoglobin, see there ) in a case that began with an investigation of the suicide of a woman who was addicted to the drug. Norland was convicted of four counts on Friday. The drug, a depressant depressant, any one of various substances that diminish functional activity, usually by depressing the nervous system. Barbiturates, sedatives, alcohol, and meprobamate are all depressants. Depressants have various modes of action and effects. that produces euphoria and hallucinations Hallucinations Definition Hallucinations are false or distorted sensory experiences that appear to be real perceptions. These sensory impressions are generated by the mind rather than by any external stimuli, and may be seen, heard, felt, and even , is abused by bodybuilders who desire its effect in boosting muscle growth. It also is considered a "date rape date rape n. forcible sexual intercourse by a male acquaintance of a woman, during a voluntary social engagement in which the woman did not intend to submit to the sexual advances and resisted the acts by verbal refusals, denials or pleas to stop, and/or physical " drug because of its anesthetic properties, according to the federal Office of Drug Control Policy. Springfield Police Detective Keith Seanor, who helped investigate the Norland case, said police do not believe GHB is widely abused in the local area. Court records indicate that Norland obtained the drug and chemicals to make it in the Seattle area. The investigation began in January after Linda Kay Brown, 47, fatally shot herself. Relatives discovered the drug in her apartment and told police that she had been addicted, according to court records. The investigation led to a search warrant at Norland's home at 130 F St., where police found several bottles of liquid GHB and a precursor, gamma butyrolactone (GBL GBL Gamma-Butyrolactone GBL government bill of lading (US DoD) GBL Ground-Based Laser GBL Game Boy Light GBL General Bearing Line GBL Generation Breakdown List GBL Ground-Based Laboratory GBL Green Bus Lines, Inc. ), which is easily converted to GHB, according to court records. A 10-woman, two-man jury deliberated about two hours before finding Norland guilty late Friday of two counts of possession and two counts of delivery of a controlled substance controlled substance n. a drug which has been declared by federal or state law to be illegal for sale or use, but may be dispensed under a physician's prescription. to Brown. They acquitted him on two counts of delivery that were based on the presumption that the quantity of chemicals found in the search indicate that he was selling the drug. Lane County Circuit Judge Jack Billings set sentencing for Friday. |
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