The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has destroyed 7,943 marijuana plants and over 300 pounds of processed cannabis flower from an illegal farm in Santa Maria.
Nevada County is home to an estimated 3,500 to 4,000 illegal marijuana grow operations.
Despite its fitting name, an open posture on cannabis policy didn’t come naturally to Weed, California. The small city at the base of Mt. Shasta wasn’t quick to embrace cannabis.
National City approved a marijuana ordinance this month that will make it the only San Diego County city to permit cannabis lounges.
Plants need water to live. By targeting water trucks, Siskiyou leaders are hope to cut illegal grows off at the source.
You win some, you lose some. And the owners of Nipton, California definitely lost.
“It's been incredible to see the transformation,” Deputy City Manager Doria Wilms told NBC News. “We don't see it slowing down."
Ex-Mayor Pro Tem David Romero and ex-Economic Development Commissioner Bruno Suarez-Soto took $35,000 in what they thought were cash bribes from an undercover FBI agent last year.
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office raided 18 illegal marijuana grow sites last week in what it calls the largest illegal cannabis growing operation in Bay Area history.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation on Oct. 6 legalizing the sale of smokable hemp and CBD-infused foods, drinks, supplements, and cosmetics.
The Arcata City Council has voted unanimously to effectively decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms and other entheogenic plants like peyote and ayahuasca.