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Officials raid 247 Colorado homes growing black market pot

Authorities said Friday they raided hundreds of black market marijuana operations in Colorado that flouted the state’s cannabis law by growing tens of thousands of plants in Denver-area homes and selling the drugs out of state.

Mormon church intensifies opposition to Utah’s medical pot plan

The Mormon church ramped up its opposition Thursday to a proposal that would allow medical marijuana in Utah, even as faith leaders insisted they support suffering patients using it under strict controls.

Rural California struggles with pot grows as legalization looms

The four young men had just started their marijuana harvest in rural Northern California when a dozen sheriff’s deputies swooped in with guns drawn, arrested them and spent the day chopping down 150 bushy plants with machetes.

Gaming Policy panel to look at recreational marijuana

The state Gaming Policy Committee is going to pot this week as top gaming policymakers, including Gov. Brian Sandoval, will discuss whether there’s a possible point of entry for recreational marijuana among Nevada’s tourism assets.

Las Vegas marijuana defendant acquitted, still on the lam

The lawyers waited in courtroom 6A for over an hour, speculating as to Bing Han’s whereabouts. Han, who was acquitted in a case involving a marijuana grow operation, didn’t answer repeated phone calls from his attorney, Gabriel Grasso.

Nevada pushes ahead with marijuana clubs

As marijuana states back off of social marijuana use for fear of inciting a federal crackdown, Nevada is bucking the trend and pushing ahead with pot clubs.