Indoor pot farms in quiet San Francisco neighborhood have police worried about fire, violenceSeptember 30th, 2009 San Francisco cops busting indoor pot farmsSAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police are cracking down on a boom in indoor marijuana growing operations in an unlikely part of the city. Since March, police say they have raided 36 homes and warehouses teeming with pot plants, mostly in the sedate Sunset District near the Pacific Ocean.
Fla. woman charged after trying to pass through courthouse security with marijuana in her purseSeptember 30th, 2009 Woman charged for bringing marijuana to courthouseFORT PIERCE, Fla. — Authorities said a woman walking through security at the St.
Sheboygan teen charged with trying to eat marijuana during traffic stopSeptember 30th, 2009 Sheboygan teen accused of trying to eat marijuanaSHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Sheboygan prosecutors have charged a young woman with trying to eat marijuana as police pulled over the car in which she was riding.
Marijuana plantations go up in smoke as Los Angeles regional forest burns in wildfireSeptember 18th, 2009 Pot goes up in smoke in wildfire above Los AngelesLOS ANGELES — The wildfire that has ravaged a national forest near Los Angeles has burned one plant species that authorities are happy to see go: marijuana. The fire destroyed an untold number of marijuana plantations in the Angeles National Forest, a growing hub for pot-growing operations in California.
Highway indeed: Man arrested in Greece for allegedly planting marijuana on highway medianSeptember 18th, 2009 Greek police find pot plants in high-way medianTHESSALONIKI, Greece — A man has been arrested in northern Greece for allegedly growing marijuana in the median strip of the country's main, um, highway. The pot plants weren't little seedlings, either, nor were they well-concealed.
NJ police say they found marijuana plants found growing on (where else?) High StreetSeptember 17th, 2009 NJ police say pot plants growing on High StreetMILLVILLE, N.J. — Maybe this is why they call it High Street.
Medical marijuana dispensary raided in Spokane, owners arrestedSeptember 10th, 2009 Medical marijuana shop raided in SpokaneSPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane police on Thursday raided a medical marijuana store, shutting it down, arresting the owners and warning similar operations to close, too.
Caller reports 'shrubs' on Okla. road; authorities find 236 high-grade marijuana plantsSeptember 6th, 2009 Authorities find pot plants strewn on Okla. roadDURANT, Okla.
Pa. cops go to man's house to arrest him on theft charges, find him digging up marijuana plantSeptember 4th, 2009 Police: Pa. man was digging pot plant at arrestJOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Police jailed a western Pennsylvania man who was allegedly digging up a marijuana plant in his yard as officers arrived to arrest him on unrelated theft charges.
What have police been smoking? Dutch cops raze field of harmless hemp thinking it was potSeptember 3rd, 2009 Oopsie! Police slash research hemp instead of potTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police who mowed down what they thought were illicit marijuana plants were red-faced Thursday when it emerged they'd ruined a research group's giant, officially sanctioned field of harmless hemp. Police proudly announced Wednesday that they'd found more than 47,000 cannabis plants, with an estimated street value of nearly €4.5 million ($6.45 million) concealed in a corn field in the Flevoland province east of Amsterdam.
2 viruses threaten Michigan blueberry industry; scientists forced to destroy research plantsAugust 31st, 2009 Blueberry virus strikes Michigan research centerDETROIT — Two destructive viruses have shown up in blueberry bushes in Michigan. Michigan is the nation's No.
Connecticut police say teen hired 3 people to beat up man she said stole her marijuanaAugust 21st, 2009 Police: Teen hires 3 to beat man over stolen potMONROE, Conn. — An 18-year-old Connecticut woman was accused of retaliating against a man she said robbed her of marijuana by hiring three people to beat him up.
Police: Woman warned not to disturb 'alligator' instead finds marijuana lab in Pa. homeJuly 16th, 2009 Pa. woman warned about gator finds pot lab insteadDARBY, Pa. — Police said a woman defied a warning not to venture onto the second floor of a Philadelphia-area house because an alligator was kept there, and uncovered an operating marijuana lab.
Woman accused of growing marijuana plants in college dorm room in MaineMay 13th, 2009 College student charged with growing pot in dormUNITY, Maine — Police said a Unity College student who failed to do a thorough cleaning of her dorm room before leaving campus faces criminal charges after security guards found several marijuana plants growing there. The Waldo County Sheriff's Office said a 19-year-old was charged with cultivation, sale and use of marijuana.
Police say shoplifter tries to shave more than $1,000 off a Fla. Wal-Mart's bottom lineMay 11th, 2009 Cops: Woman tries to 'shave' $1,000 from Wal-MartSARASOTA, Fla. — Talk about razor burned.
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