Vinland woman faces drug charge

The scene at local pharmacy Morning Drug was a dismal one for Vinland resident Pat Ramouski after her purchase of prescription medication led to a finder's charge of $1.10 on the bottom of her credit card receipt. According to Pharmacist William "Billy" Frick, the charge is a result of a new city ordinance requiring a service fee for any kind of drug trafficking in Vinland and has been the source of a lot of public upheaval. Mayor Buttinger commented that the ordinance was constructed without identifing specific drugs and "was designed to rid the community of drug use, or turn a profit from such activities" and that the inclusion of medicinal drugs was "unintentional". Frick said this wasn't the first time someone had questioned the charge and thought it would be appropriate to re-word the ordinance to omit any reference to required medication for "obvious reasons".