Mississippi uprooting 4-acre marijuana farm
Mississippi officials are uprooting what they're calling the largest outdoor marijuana farm they've seen since the 1980s.
View ArticleHomegrow inspection ends in SWAT team killing grower
Northern California authorities have shot and killed an illegal marijuana grower they say confronted sheriff's deputies with a gun.
View ArticleHumboldt County launches campaign against illegal indoor cannabis grows
The Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff’s Organization launched a public outreach and advertising campaign this week against illegal indoor cannabis grows and is calling on the public to weigh in on...
View ArticleRhode Island police looking for man who left $40K of marijuana in building
Police in Rhode Island say they have seized marijuana worth more than $40,000 and are now looking for the man who leased the building where it was found.
View ArticleCannabis grows -- legal or not -- are far from business as usual for electric...
A gathering of Colorado utilities officials centered around the massive power draw of indoor marijuana cultivation and issues with illegal grows.
View ArticleCalifornia county wants gov to declare state of emergency over illegal...
A California state senator has asked Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency in Siskiyou county, where the sheriff says he's overwhelmed by illegal marijuana farmers.
View ArticleOregon cops get more complaints about marijuana grows than they can handle
When investigating complaints about cannabis grows, Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement has to determine whether they are for medical, retail, hemp or personal consumption.
View ArticleGrowing weed has a bad rap for harming the environment. Some growers are...
Environmental groups see regulation and oversight of cannabis cultivation as key factors in minimizing impact as the industry moves forward.
View ArticleNeighbors report fire, cops find home grow of 150 plants, arrest two
An illegal grow operation with 150 marijuana plants was discovered at a rural residence east of Colorado Springs after a fire was reported overnight.
View ArticleTwo arrested after detectives find 146 marijuana plants in southern Colorado...
Two people have been arrested after authorities found an illegal marijuana grow and suspected butane hash oil operation inside a Pueblo West home.
View ArticleMen arrested in SUV full of illegal weed say they were hired in California to...
Four men found with about 120 pounds of marijuana were arrested last week in Rifle, Colorado. They said they were hired in California.
View ArticleFeds nab 2,300 plants in high desert Nevada raid
State and federal drug officers raided an illegal marijuana farm on national forest land in Nevada's high desert, and seized 2,300 plants.
View ArticleFamily-run plumbing business was front for illegal marijuana grow op in...
A family-run plumbing company in Central Massachusetts has been used as a front for a large-scale marijuana distribution and growing business, authorities say.
View ArticleCalifornia DA: Deputy shot man at illegal marijuana grow site in self-defense
The Butte County, California District Attorney’s Office says a sheriff’s deputy acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a man illegally growing marijuana.
View ArticleWhy some communities are pushing back hard against California cannabis farms
Marijuana has deeply divided rural California areas where growers are increasingly open about their operations and are starting to encroach on neighborhoods.
View ArticleWashington raids net $80 million worth of illegal marijuana
Investigators raided suspected marijuana grow operations in Western Washington, resulting in the confiscation of an estimated $80 million in plants.
View ArticleAfter local officials decline to investigate Oregon marijuana operation, feds...
Federal officials are investigating a marijuana processing facility in Oregon after an explosion there injured a man who was previously convicted in a money laundering operation linked to pot-trafficking.
View Article"The biggest grow I've ever seen": California cops bust multimillion-dollar...
Police in Southern California raided a weed "fortress" Wednesday, seizing 35,000 marijuana plants and shutting down an operation they believe was bringing in millions of dollars a month.
View ArticleColorado's first big illegal grow raids of 2018: hundreds of plants seized
Authorities raided three illegal marijuana grows in the Falcon area Wednesday, seizing 175 plants, 5 pounds of processed marijuana, firearms and $5,000 in cash.
View Article"We're going to do something about it": Oregon's federal prosecutor holds...
Oregon's top federal prosecutor convened a marijuana summit Friday to hear how state leaders plan to address the black market.
View ArticleOregon officials struggle to ID which marijuana grows are legal
“Our state has no regulation for the marijuana industry,” Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson said.
View Article2 arrested after large illegal marijuana grow found at Colorado Springs home
Two people were arrested after authorities discovered 352 marijuana plants, 1,300 cloned plants and 33 pounds of marijuana in a Colorado Springs home.
View ArticleCalifornia's "outlaw" marijuana culture faces a harsh reckoning: legal weed
"The free market is going to drive people out of those hills. They won't be able to make money there anymore." The post California's "outlaw" marijuana culture faces a harsh reckoning: legal weed...
View ArticleThe DEA wants an illegal grow house registry. Colorado realtors think that's...
The illegal grow operations have transitioned from warehouses to residential homes, and are hiding in plain sight. DEA Special Agent Randy Ladd said the damage to the homes used in these illegal...
View Article$750,000 illegal marijuana grow bust: more than 110 pounds seized, 2 arrested...
More than 110 pounds of marijuana was seized and two people were arrested following the bust of an illegal marijuana grow operation in El Paso County on Wednesday. The post $750,000 illegal marijuana...
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