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TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican soldiers have found the largest marijuana plantation ever detected in Mexico, a huge field covering almost 300 acres (120 hectares), the Defense Department said Thursday. The plantation is four times larger than the previous record discovery by authorities at a...

The Nova Scotia government has been ordered to sponsor the medical marijuana growing operation of a woman who says she's too poor to pay for the equipment herself. The Department of Community Services must pay a one-time setup cost of $2,500 and $100 every three months for supplies, an appeal...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Connecticut Senate narrowly approved legislation on Saturday that decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The measure passed after Democratic Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman broke an 18-to-18 tie vote as the president of the state Senate. It now moves to...

Four men are facing drug-related charges after police seized 17 kilograms of marijuana, 57 grams of cocaine and a lot of paraphernalia in St. John's Thursday. Two men, 31 and 32, from St. John's are facing charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking, conspiracy to traffic...

(CNN) -- It's called the "Walmart of Weed." This newest big-box store is devoted to selling marijuana-growing equipment. Its biggest outlet yet is to open Wednesday in Phoenix, where Arizona voters approved medical cannabis last fall. The weGrow Store will be the first outside California...

A man is facing drug-related charges after a small fire in a Winnipeg apartment led police to a small marijuana grow-op. On May 21, Winnipeg firefighters responded to sprinkler fire alarm at an apartment complex in the 700 block of Dufferin Avenue, police said in a news release on Wednesday...

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary say they seized a significant amount of marijuana and cash from a home in the St. John's area. Police say on Thursday afternoon, they executed a search warrant at a home in Mount Pearl. Some 40 pounds of marijuana and $4,200 in cash were seized. Later that...

BALTIMORE – Authorities say an actress who appeared on the HBO series "The Wire" is among 63 people charged as part of a joint state-federal prosecution of a large east Baltimore drug gang. Police say Felicia "Snoop" Pearson, who played a killer of the same name on the hit television series, is...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/health/2011/02/09/spellman.mobile.marijuana.clinic.cnn -- A rodeo cowboy with a bum shoulder, a middle-aged woman who has trouble sleeping and a handful of snowboarders are all crowded around a shiny aluminum trailer on a sunny winter day. Some clutch X-rays, others...

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/01/10/bc-grow-op-inspections-lawsuit.html Some homeowners in Mission, B.C., are planning a class action lawsuit to battle municipal inspections intended to find marijuana grow-ops, but that often result in nothing but a big inspection bill...

A Rocklin resident called police after discovering marijuana in a package in his mailbox. ROCKLIN, Calif. – A Rocklin resident immediately called police after discovering a package containing a pound of marijuana that had been “returned to sender.” The Rocklin Police Department said the...

RICHMOND, VA - State Police are asking hunters to keep their eyes peeled for the marijuana plants. This is something new for State Police. It gives them more eyes to look for marijuana grow sites. They want hunters to look for anything suspicious while out in the woods. One hunter says he's...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2010/11/26/exp.nr.ca.drug.tunnel.redo.cnn Agents explore inside of drug tunnel http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/11/27/dnt.ca.drug.tunnel.KFMB The discovery of a "sophisticated" tunnel between a Mexican eat-in kitchen and two Southern California...

Los Angeles, California -- The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors took a major step Tuesday toward banning medical marijuana dispensaries in the county's unincorporated areas. A proposal for the ban in unicorporated areas was unanimously endorsed by the county supervisors and is scheduled...

Arizona joins 14 other states that permit medical marijuana. The store in the photo is in California. By a narrow margin of about 4,300 votes, Arizona voters approved a ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana, state election officials said Sunday. With all precincts reporting, the...

California has allowed the use of pot for medicinal purposes for years, but the state's voters weren't quiet ready to legalize the drug for all adults. Every few months, my wife and I visit certain friends for dinner. As coffee is served, our elderly host reaches into a nearby drawer, pulls...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2010/11/02/bts.ca.prop.19.prep.rally.cnn California voters rejected the legalization of marijuana Tuesday, according to a CNN projection based on exit polling. Supporters of Proposition 19 argued that the "prohibition" of marijuana -- much like that for...

2 pounds of pot found floating in river LAWRENCE, Mass., -- A Massachusetts member of the Clean River Project said he discovered a trash bag full of marijuana while cleaning the Shawsheen River in Lawrence. Rocky Morrison, a six-year veteran of the project, said he was cleaning the river...

Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders said Sunday she supports legalizing marijuana. The trend-setting state of California is voting next month on a ballot initiative to legalize pot, also known as Proposition 19. The measure would legalize recreational use in the state, though federal...

The federal government will continue to enforce federal marijuana laws in California even if the state legalizes pot through a ballot initiative next month, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a letter obtained Friday by CNN. Holder said the Justice Department would continue to "vigorously...