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Kansas man sentenced in $3 million marijuana conspiracy
John Leyba, The Denver PostA marijuana plant in Denver photographed on March 3, 2014. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas man was sentenced to five years in prison without parole for his role in a conspiracy...
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Overwhelming odor of fresh marijuana led Frederick cops to illegal grow
Justin Sullivan, Getty ImagesA marijuana plant is displayed during the 2016 Cannabis Business Summit & Expo on June 22, 2016 in Oakland, Calif. Frederick police officers who stopped to investigate...
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Man sentenced up to 12 years in prison for two armed robberies of same Denver...
Denver District Attorney's OfficeTayone Givens One of four men charged with marijuana store robberies in Denver pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced up to 12 years in prison. Tayone Givens, 21,...
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Greeley man arrested for pot trafficking had 412 plants in his basement, cops...
Weld County Drug Task ForceYong Chen A Greeley man who was arrested for his suspected involvement in a multi-state marijuana trafficking ring had 412 plants growing in his basement when he was taken...
View ArticleSuspected illegal pot grow busted in eastern Pueblo County, detectives acted...
Fifty-two marijuana plants worth an estimated $156,000 were seized Wednesday in a suspected illegal grow operation in eastern Pueblo County. Narcotics detectives with the sheriff’s office, acting on a...
View ArticleThird illegal-grow marijuana bust in Pueblo County in a week
A third illegal marijuana grow this week was busted Friday in Pueblo County, according to the sheriff’s office, and the latest discovery uncovered 420 plants, worth an estimated $1.2 million. A Pueblo...
View ArticleMen in their 20s accounted for nearly a third of all Colorado DUI cases last...
Men in their 20s accounted for nearly a third of all DUI cases in Colorado in 2016, according to a first-of-its-kind comprehensive report on impaired driving in the state that also found most people...
View ArticleFBI, DEA orchestrate massive raid of suspected illegal marijuana grow...
Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI agents joined state and local agencies in a massive, coordinated raid of more than a dozen suspected illegal marijuana growing operations across the Denver metro...
View ArticleFederal agencies removed more than 71,000 marijuana plants from Colorado...
Federal agencies removed more than 71,000 marijuana plants from public lands during last year’s growing season, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Colorado office. The plants were...
View ArticleBackyard marijuana grow bust in Pueblo West yields 57 plants worth estimated...
A 58-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon when sheriff’s deputies found a suspected illegal marijuana grow, and evidence of a butane hash oil operation, at a Pueblo West home. Debra Luck was...
View ArticleFallen pot package in Nebraska leads to possible prison time for Colorado man
KEARNEY, Neb. — Two people arrested in south-central Nebraska are facing possible prison time for hauling marijuana, including some that had fallen onto Interstate 80. The Kearney Hub reports that...
View ArticleMarijuana bust in El Paso County leads to suspected stolen vehicle chop shop
Investigators in El Paso County checking on a suspected illegal marijuana grow uncovered an alleged stolen vehicle “chop shop” on an adjoining property. At about 1:20 p.m. on Friday, members of the...
View ArticleThieves crash stolen minivan into Colorado Springs pot dispensary, but only...
A team of alleged burglars crashed a stolen minivan through the glass front entrance of the Native Roots marijuana dispensary, stole containers from inside the store and then crashed into an oncoming...
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Marijuana businesses in compliance with Colorado law could face federal...
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostBob Troyer, U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado In an aggressive new tactic, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver says it’s shifting its marijuana enforcement from...
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Feds raid dozens of suspected black-market marijuana grows hidden in...
Federal and local agents fanned out across the Aurora area Wednesday morning, targeting a posh neighborhood as they executed more than two dozen warrants to search suspected illegal marijuana grow...
View ArticleTwo arrested in Pueblo County after fire at mobile home; investigators...
Two people were arrested Tuesday afternoon in Pueblo County after firefighters and police responded to a fire, which allegedly was sparked by butane hash oil production. The fire broke out in the back...
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Bust uncovers 1,500 pounds of marijuana, worth estimated $4.5 million, in...
Montrose County SheriffMarijuana bust 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...
View ArticleIllegal-marijuana raids in Pueblo West net 340 plants in five homes, five...
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...
View ArticleAuthorities uncover massive illegal pot grow operation in Pueblo tied to...
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...
View ArticleColorado’s anticipated marijuana report details youth usage, driving and...
Five years after Colorado legalized marijuana, young people are not smoking more pot than they used to, organized crime is on the rise and it’s a mixed bag as to whether legal weed has led to more...
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