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Pot Growers Suing Police for Seizing Marijuana Plants

From Colorado and Washington state to California and Hawaii, police in medical marijuana states are being sued by people who want their marijuana back after prosecutors chose not to charge them or they were acquitted.

June 25, 2014

Special Units

Marijuana Grow Houses Have Hidden Dangers

Indoor pot farms in Northern California can be hard to spot until they catch fire and release fumes from chemicals and mold. The operations are often run by gangs and can involve violence, including a recent shooting death in San Jose.

May 7, 2014

Patrol

Marijuana Grower Killed by Own Booby Trap

A 50-year-old town man died Saturday after he apparently became the victim of booby traps he had set to protect marijuana plants on his property.

September 4, 2013

Patrol

Illegal Wash. Grow House Robbed, 2 Killed

A homeowner fatally shot two armed intruders, who entered a marijuana grow house Thursday, the same day the drug became legal in Washington.

December 6, 2012

Patrol

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Fla. Drug Dog Case

A suspect's Fourth Amendment right to grow marijuana in the privacy of a home will be tested in a Florida case the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing Wednesday.

October 30, 2012

Technology

Warrantless Surveillance Cameras OK, Fed Judge Rules

Police are allowed in some circumstances to install hidden surveillance cameras on private property without obtaining a search warrant, a federal judge said Monday.

October 30, 2012

Patrol

Massive Pot Farm Found In Chicago

A Cook County (Ill.) Sheriff's deputy and Chicago Police officer aboard a helicopter spotted a massive marijuana growing operation in a Southeast Side field on Tuesday that was several days from harvesting.

October 3, 2012

Special Units

L.A. Sheriff's Detectives Bust $6M Marijuana Grow

Los Angeles County Sheriff's narcotics detectives seized more than 2,000 marijuana plants worth an estimated $6 million at three locations and arrested two suspects.

October 3, 2012

Patrol

Colo. Lawmen Killed In Plane Crash

A Pueblo County (Colo.) Sheriff's captain and retired deputy were killed Saturday when their Piper plane went down while they searched for marijuana grows in the Wet Mountains.

September 1, 2012

Vehicle Ops

S.C. Trooper Transported Marijuana In Cruiser

A former South Carolina patrolman who transported marijuana in his police vehicle received five years in prison today. Kurt Steffen, 30, was sentenced for manufacturing and possessing with intent to distribute 100 or more marijuana plants.

June 17, 2012

Special Units

LASD Seizes $10M In Marijuana From Warehouse Grow Operation

Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives seized more than 2,000 marijuana plants valued at $10 million from a sophisticated indoor warehouse grow operation capable of producing $30 million a year of marijuana.

May 25, 2012

Patrol

Medical Marijuana Passes In Conn.

Connecticut became the 17th state in the nation to legalize marijuana for various medical ailments, when the state legislature passed a bill early Saturday authorizing its use.

May 6, 2012