Illegal Pot Farms Plague Calaveras County, Encroach on Legal Grow OperationsCalaveras County legalized medical marijuana cultivation last year, seeking to tax the hundreds of farms that popped up in the region after a 2015 wildfire destroyed more than 500 homes.
Hmong Settlers Say Siskiyou County Pot-Grow Crackdown Smells Like DiscriminationWith hundreds of illegal marijuana grow gardens pockmarking the landscape, the Siskiyou County sheriff believes there's an interstate cartel at work. But some locals say he's not on the level.
Hundreds Of Illegal Marijuana Grow Operations Sprout In Shadow Of Mount ShastaWhat's unfolding in Siskiyou County is an epic race between growers and the law to see who can get to the countless grow gardens first.
San Mateo County Campaign Eradicates $23 Million of Illegal MarijuanaA multi-agency San Mateo County law enforcement effort eradicated illegally grown marijuana plants with an estimated street value of about $23 million over the last two months.
Man Allegedly Grows 7,000 Pot Plants At Skyline Ridge Open Space PreserveA man accused of illegally growing nearly 7,000 marijuana plants on public land in San Mateo County’s Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve, near Los Altos Hills, pleaded not guilty Monday.
Judge Orders Man Who Trashed Rental Home With Illegal Marijuana Grow To Pay Landlord $102KDamage to the home included black mold in the walls, large electrical panels mounted in the bedrooms and boards nailed on the ceiling to hang marijuana.
