Authorities uncover massive illegal pot grow operation in Pueblo tied to Cuban syndicate
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office uncovered an illegal marijuana grow operation involving a Cuban syndicate. The Pueblo Chieftain reports authorities Wednesday seized 340 plants, 70 pounds of dried marijuana product, thousands of dollars in cash and grow equipment, and made five arrests after executing search warrants at six Pueblo West homes. The sheriff’s office estimates […]
Illegal-marijuana raids in Pueblo West net 340 plants in five homes, five suspects arrested
Illegal-marijuana grows at several homes in Pueblo West were raided Wednesday, resulting in five arrests and seizure of an estimated $1.2 million of marijuana. Detectives seized 340 plants, an estimated 70 pounds of dried product, thousands of dollars in cash and thousands of dollars in growing equipment, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. […]
Albuquerque’s CBD market blooms
Copyright (C) 2018 Albuquerque Journal The balm is green and possesses a vaguely herbal odor. When massaged on the hand, there’s a slight cooling effect – or perhaps it’s just this reporter’s imagination. “When people come into the store and complain about plantar fasciitis, I tell them to rub this on their feet,” said Cassie […]
Rio Rancho man gets 44 years in cannabis facility robbery
A judge on Monday sentenced A 33-year-old Rio Rancho man to 44 years in prison for his role in the armed robbery of a Santa Fe medical cannabis growing facility in 2013. That comes on top of the 24 years to which he was sentenced in August for robbing three Santa Fe motels at gunpoint […]
Bust uncovers 1,500 pounds of marijuana, worth estimated $4.5 million, in Montrose County
A massive marijuana grow with about 1,500 pounds of plants worth an estimated $4.5 million was busted on the Western slope over the weekend. A Montrose County Sheriff’s deputy on Friday serving a warrant for overdue property taxes in the 69300 block of Orion Trail, east of Montrose, saw marijuana growing outdoors northeast of the […]
Pot at a pub? Colorado agencies tell Denver they’re not budging on indoor marijuana smoking
Want to vape weed at a bar? It’s not happening anytime soon, according to a new letter from five different Colorado state agencies to the Denver City Council. A city task force has been working for months on suggestions to make it easier for people to use cannabis at businesses. The task force had asked […]
