Couple Arrested After Marijuana-Growing Operation Discovered In Basement
A central Minnesota couple is accused of running a marijuana-growing operation out of their basement.
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A central Minnesota couple is accused of running a marijuana-growing operation out of their basement.
The democrat's argument was heavily based on the belief that arrests for marijuana possession have become a punishment that doesn't fit the crime.
Some American parents who for years have used cannabis to treat severe forms of epilepsy in their children are feeling more cautious than celebratory as U.S. regulators near a decision on whether to approve the first drug derived from the marijuana plant.
A British pharmaceutical company is getting closer to a decision on whether the U.S government will approve the first prescription drug derived from the marijuana plant, but parents who for years have used cannabis to treat severe forms of epilepsy in their children are feeling more cautious than celebratory.
A report found, in police stings involving small amounts of marijuana almost exclusively, almost every single person arrested was black.
According to a new report in 2016, alcohol was involved in 38 percent of driver deaths while 44 percent of drivers killed tested positive for drugs.
According to researchers from Columbia University, the number of cigarette-smoking parents who said they used marijuana increased from 11 percent in 2002 to over 17 percent in 2015.
The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says officers who went to arrest a fugitive with an out-of-state warrant ended up uncovering a large-scale marijuana growing operation in Dassel.
Supporters gathered at 4:20 p.m. Friday at the State Capitol for a Rally to Legalize event for marijuana.
Friday is April 20, or 4/20. That's the numerical code for marijuana's high holiday, a celebration and homage to pot's enduring and universal slang for smoking.
U.S. health officials say a closely watched medicine made from the marijuana plant significantly reduces seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the country.
Two Minnesota residents remain jailed after authorities discovered 85 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 90 in western South Dakota.
The smoke was thick and business brisk at the Barbary Coast Dispensary's marijuana smoking lounge, a darkened room that resembles a steakhouse or upscale sports tavern with its red leather seats, deep booths with high dividers, and hardwood floors.
Authorities in Wisconsin seized more than 300 marijuana plants in a drug bust Thursday morning.
More than 350 patients involved in the study initially reported using opioid painkillers.
The State Patrol says recent stops in west central Minnesota led troopers to confiscate more marijuana than they seized in all of 2016.
Minnesota State troopers are making strides to stop the flow of drugs into the state.
Fans of President Donald Trump who use marijuana say Attorney General Jeff Sessions' move to tighten federal oversight of the drug is the first time they've felt let down by the man they helped elect.
The move likely will add to confusion about whether it's OK to grow, buy or use marijuana in states where it's legal.
From a pot shop in Santa Cruz that hung a banner proclaiming "Prohibition is Over!" to one in San Diego handing out T-shirts showing the first moon landing and declaring a "giant leap for mankind," the Golden State turned a shade greener with its first sales of recreational marijuana.
The Morton County Sheriff's Office says an Oregon man has been arrested after he attempted to travel to Minneapolis with 80 pounds of marijuana.
A traffic stop on Interstate 94 in southeastern North Dakota ended with officers seizing nearly 200 pounds of marijuana.
Officials say a search warrant executed on a northern Minnesota home turned up 36 pounds of high-grade marijuana with a street value of about $170,000.
The marijuana has a street value of more than $1 million.
Authorities in central Minnesota seized more than 9 pounds of marijuana and arrested one person Thursday following a five-month investigation.
