The Merced County Sheriff’s Office removed marijuana plants from multiple grows which exceeded the 12 plants per parcel limit in Merced County on Friday, June 30, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Sheriff takes to the sky in search of illegal marijuana grows
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke looks for illegal marijuana grows from a Sheriff’s Office airplane over Merced County on Thursday, June 1, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »2 arrested, four children turned over to CPS in Merced County marijuana and guns bust
An anonymous tip led investigators on Tuesday morning to a small rural farmhouse on the southern outskirts of Delhi where they found hundreds of marijuana plants, at least three “assault … Click to Continue »
Read More »An inside look at a marijuana growing operation
A close-up look at Forbidden Farms’ marijuana growing operation in Shelton and the processing facility on the Tacoma Tideflats in Washington. Owned by the Balduff brothers Garrett and Taylor, the premium producer even supplies cannabis connoisseur Willie Nelson. … Click to Continue »
Read More »How much weed can you carry now that California has legalized marijuana? You might be surprised
Proposition 64 establishes one ounce of marijuana, or 8 grams of cannabis concentrates, as the legal limit for recreational pot possession for adults over the age of 21. Here are examples of actual amounts of products someone could carry now that California voters approved the ballot measure on Tuesday, Nov. …
Read More »150 marijuana plants seized in Atwater, police report
About 150 marijuana plants were seized and destroyed Tuesday from the backyard of an Atwater home. The “large outdoor grow” was in the backyard of a home in the 1700 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Marijuana grow shut down in Merced, one man arrested
A Merced man was booked into jail Wednesday in connection with the discovery of a commercial marijuana nursery operation, according to the Merced Police Department. Police served a search warrant … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced police shut down indoor marijuana grow house
Merced police confiscated about 350 marijuana plants on Wednesday from a Merced home that renters used as an indoor grow. Police received a call from PG&E about a home in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Marijuana and Merced splash pad on the docket for Monday meeting
Merced will talk about medical marijuana and a city park, among other topics, during Monday’s regular City Council meeting. A study session on marijuana is set for 5 p.m. at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputies raid grow houses, medical marijuana dispensary near Merced
Another marijuana raid, another reported medical dispensary shut down. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office raided eight marijuana grow houses across the county Friday, confiscating more than 3,500 plants and shutting … Click to Continue »
Read More »Uniting States of Marijuana: the nation’s evolving laws on cannabis
The November 2016 election brought about new rules on the use of recreational and medicinal marijuana in several states, with more than half (including California) now allowing for the later. Federal government leaders including President Trump have voiced their opinion on the changing state of mind around marijuana. Is this …
Read More »Gray introduces bill to restrict recreational marijuana like tobacco or alcohol
Lawmakers are looking at a bill that aims to bring marijuana restrictions more in line with the regulation of alcohol and tobacco. Introduced by Assemblyman Adam Gray, D-Merced, the legislation … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced to talk about marijuana dispensaries, crime stats at meeting
Hiring a marijuana dispensary consultant and the city’s latest crime statistics are on the agenda for Tuesday’s regular Merced City Council meeting. The council will meet at 7 p.m. at … Click to Continue »
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