Michigan woman calls police to report theft of marijuana plants during break-inOctober 13th, 2009 Woman calls police to report theft of pot plantsBRANT TOWNSHIP, Mich. — There are limits to being a crime victim, as a woman who called Saginaw County sheriff's deputies to report the theft of marijuana found out.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Suspect: Parents, both Mass. lawyers, knew he was pot dealer; pipe, scale found in their roomAugust 20th, 2009 Mass. man: Lawyer parents knew I was drug dealerNATICK, Mass. — Two prominent attorneys are under police scrutiny after their son, arrested on charges he was dealing marijuana from home, told investigators his parents knew what he was doing.
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.
Conn. police arrest alleged pot dealer who used McNugget box to package the drugJune 30th, 2009 Conn. police say pot dealer used McNugget boxLITCHFIELD, Conn. — Connecticut police have arrested a teen, accusing him of selling marijuana and packing it in a Chicken McNugget box.
Masked gunmen rob Los Angeles medical marijuana store of pot, $15,000 cashJune 19th, 2009 Los Angeles marijuana store robbed of pot, cashLOS ANGELES — Robbers in ski masks got away with pot and cash in a stickup at a Los Angeles medical marijuana store. Police spokesman Richard French says three gunmen held up the Gourmet Green Room dispensary shortly before 11 p.m.
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.
Marijuana group drops Conn. chapter after police say officer threatened lawmakerMay 12th, 2009 Pot group drops Connecticut chapter after arrestDANBURY, Conn. — A national marijuana advocacy group has dumped its Connecticut chapter after police say an officer threatened a state senator.
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