Bond set for Omaha cannabis store owner charged in overdose case

May 7, 2025

Douglas County judge sets bond for cannabis store owner charged in overdose case

A DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF ANNOUNCES HE’S ARRESTED LOCAL STORE OWNERS IN RELATION TO TWO OVERDOSES. OVERDOSES WERE BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY LOCALLY BOUGHT THC PRODUCTS. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN SAMANTHA PASTORINO LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH MORE SAMANTHA. WAVERLE THOSE OVERDOSES HAPPENED OVER EASTER WEEKEND. POLICE SAY THEY RESPONDED TO SEPARATE, BUT NEARLY IDENTICAL CALLS INVOLVING MEN SHOWING SIGNS OF DELIRIUM. IN ONE CASE, OFFICIALS SAY THE MAN REACHED FOR A DEPUTY’S GUN AS HE WAS BEING DETAINED. LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOK BOTH MEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND FOUND THE MEN HAD CONSUMED PRODUCTS FROM A LOCAL DISPENSARY. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS SAID THEIR SYMPTOMS MIRRORED THE USE OF PSILOCIN, ALSO KNOWN AS PCP. THIS MORNING, SHERIFF AARON HANSEN ANNOUNCED THAT ON MAY 5TH, HIS OFFICE ARRESTED 36 YEAR OLD RYAN MCCOLLUM AND 34 YEAR OLD ROSS PLUMB. IN RELATION TO THIS INVESTIGATION. THEY’RE BOTH OWNERS OF GREENSTAR GLASS AND GOODIES, A DISPENSARY ON 156TH AND WEST MAPLE, WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S BUILDING. PRIOR TO THIS ARREST, DEPUTIES SEARCHED THE STORE. DURING THAT SEARCH WARRANT, DEPUTIES RECOVERED 487 TOTAL MUSHROOM PRODUCTS OF 23 DIFFERENT PRODUCTS. VARIETIES. BUT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRODUCTS THAT WERE SEIZED THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR PSILOCIN. BOTH MEN WHO OVERDOSED ARE IN STABLE CONDITION NOW, HANSEN SAYS THE PRODUCTS WERE TESTED POSITIVE FOR A OF HALLUCINOGENICS.

Douglas County judge sets bond for cannabis store owner charged in overdose case

A Douglas County judge sets bond for a cannabis store owner charged in an overdose case.Ryan McCollum appeared in court Wednesday on a charge of possession with the intent to deliver. He was held on $10,000 bond.Investigators said several items from McCollum’s store, Greenstar Glass and Goodies, tested positive for psilocin, a controlled substance, and other hallucinogens. Previous coverage: Omaha dispensary owners arrested by Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in relation to overdosesThey said two separate overdoses kicked off the investigation last month.Deputies said in both cases the men were naked and acting erratically. Council Bluffs police also arrested the co-owner, Ross Plum, at his home in Pottawattamie County.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

A Douglas County judge sets bond for a cannabis store owner charged in an overdose case.

Ryan McCollum appeared in court Wednesday on a charge of possession with the intent to deliver. He was held on $10,000 bond.

Investigators said several items from McCollum’s store, Greenstar Glass and Goodies, tested positive for psilocin, a controlled substance, and other hallucinogens.

Previous coverage: Omaha dispensary owners arrested by Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in relation to overdoses

They said two separate overdoses kicked off the investigation last month.

Deputies said in both cases the men were naked and acting erratically.

Council Bluffs police also arrested the co-owner, Ross Plum, at his home in Pottawattamie County.

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