Hmong marijuana farmers in California are fighting attempts to shut them down
Siskiyou County, California is the site of a battle between a sheriff and more than 1,500 Hmong cannabis farmers who have arrived in the past two years.
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 ArticleCalifornia authorities arrest 18, including Rastafarian church leader, in...
Northern California authorities have arrested 18 people and raided a dozen sites connected to marijuana operations.
View ArticleColorado authorities seize $3.9M worth of marijuana
The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office has seized about $3.9 million worth of marijuana plants and harvested marijuana.
View Article4,000-plus marijuana plants, 4 arrests in raid on elaborate grow in Colorado...
Agents and deputies from several federal and county agencies arrested four immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally, seized 4,213 marijuana plants and dismantled an elaborate grow operation...
View ArticleDespite being told to stop, Indiana police continue to cite stores for...
Indiana Excise Police have continued citing retailers selling CBD oil after saying they'd stop confiscating the product.
View ArticleColorado police raid large illegal marijuana grows "with ties to Cuba"
More than 365 marijuana plants, with an estimated street value of $1 million, were seized in Pueblo County Monday as evidence in illegal grow investigations.
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 ArticleMarijuana syndicate grew pot in gated home in Colorado and sold it around the...
Twenty-four people face racketeering charges for allegedly transporting marijuana across the country from illegal grows in eight posh metro Denver houses, including one inside a gated Greenwood Village...
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 ArticleSWAT-style search for marijuana over tea leaves and garden supplies heads to...
A federal trial focuses on whether police lied about the results of tests on tea leaves found in a Kansas couple's trash to get a search warrant ahead of a SWAT-style raid on their home in search of...
View ArticleCourt rules no money for Kansas couple after SWAT-style raid over tea leaves
A federal court jury ruled a Kansas couple is not entitled to monetary damages after officers raided their home in an unsuccessful search for marijuana that was based on tea leaves found in their...
View ArticlePolice raid eight Sweet Leaf Marijuana Center locations in Denver and Aurora
The criminal activities alleged include sales of cannabis in violation of Colorado law, which stipulates that adults over the age of 21 can buy and possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana at a time,...
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 ArticleSan Diego County agrees to return $290,000 to raided cannabis businessman
San Diego County's top prosecutor has agreed to return $290,000 seized from a cannabis business owner last year.
View Article13 Sweet Leaf budtenders swept up in Denver police raids
The criminal activities alleged include sales of cannabis in violation of Colorado law, which stipulates that adults over the age of 21 can buy and possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana at a time,...
View ArticleSweet Leaf employee Christmas bonuses disappear from bank accounts after...
Out of work employees at Sweet Leaf marijuana centers say they're having a tough time finding other jobs because of a recent raid by Denver Police.
View ArticleDenver DA files charges against Sweet Leaf budtenders allegedly involved in...
The Denver District Attorney's Office on Thursday announced charges filed against 10 Sweet Leaf Marijuana Center budtenders arrested following a Denver Police investigation of alleged illegal marijuana...
View ArticleInside informants, loopers and the undercover investigation that led to Sweet...
A Denver Police Department search warrant obtained by The Cannabist provides some glimpses into the year-long criminal investigation of alleged illegal marijuana sales at the Denver-based Sweet Leaf...
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 ArticleWere raided cannabis dispensaries targeted after police dispute?
Sky High Holistic, a previous target of Santa Ana police, was one of two dispensaries closed by city officials Tuesday morning.
View ArticlePolice release bodycam footage of Oklahoma marijuana raid that killed...
Police have released video footage of a marijuana raid at an Oklahoma residence in which officers fatally shot a 72-year-old woman.
View ArticleStates mull "sanctuary" status for marijuana businesses
Alaska, California and Massachusetts lawmakers are considering legislation to protect their respective cannabis industries from federal interference.
View ArticleOp-ed: Why are police departments still using drug field tests?
A report found that more than half of those wrongly charged after a false positive actually pleaded guilty, an indication of how the threat of serious jail time can persuade innocent people to falsely...
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