With 7 dead, large-scale California marijuana operation is tied to organized crime

Your weekly installment of marijuana news [With 7 dead, large-scale California marijuana operation is tied to organized crime]( An illegal marijuana growing operation where seven people were fatally shot in a small, rural Southern California town had the markings of organized crime, authorities said Tuesday. [Read more →]( [7 deaths tied to illegal grow operation shake rural Riverside County community]( Investigators found more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana and several hundred marijuana plants, deputies said. [Read more →]( [7 fatally shot at illegal marijuana grow in Southern California]( 7 people were dead from gunshot wounds at a pot house in Aguanga, southeast of Hemet. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for the suspect. [Read more →]( [7 fatally shot at illegal marijuana grow in Riverside County]( 7 people were dead from gunshot wounds at a pot house in Aguanga, southeast of Hemet. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for the suspect. [Read more →]( [California man arrested in alleged marijuana-by-mail ring that led to shooting death of beloved South Carolina postal worker]( A Santa Rosa man was arrested for allegedly conspiring to traffic marijuana, alongside two men who’ve been implicated in the killing of a mail delivery worker. [Read more →]( [Online messaging indicates Americans turning to drugs to cope with coronavirus pandemic, study shows]( A new study analyzing more than 1 million Reddit drug-related comment threads suggests Americans are increasingly turning to drugs to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, with sharp increases in conversations about alcohol, hallucinogens, tobacco and cocaine. [Read more →]( [Man who robbed Bay Area cannabis delivery truck gets 42 months; Judge criticizes prosecutors but acknowledges ‘brazen’ crime]( Lamar Johnson, 31, apologized for his participation in the robbery and said he wouldn’t have involved himself if he thought his co-defendants were armed. [Read more →]( [DA: Teen allegedly high on marijuana charged in Natick hit-and-run]( A 17-year-old boy who fled after mowing down two pedestrians in an Aug. 18 Natick crash was driving high on marijuana, authorities said. [Read more →]( [Annual pro-marijuana event again postponed]( GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — An annual pro-marijuana event in western Massachusetts that attracts thousands of people has again been postponed, this time until next year. [Read more →]( [Court says Bay Area auto thief should not be banned from using marijuana]( A judge erred by barring the defendant from using pot during his probation period, a state appeals court ruled. [Read more →]( [Are cannabis shops targeting California’s Black, Latino and poor communities?]( New study says disparities in access to regulated marijuana products persists nearly four years after legalization. [Read more →]( [Are cannabis shops targeting California’s Black, Latino and poor communities?]( New study says disparities in access to regulated marijuana products persists nearly four years after legalization. [Read more →]( [banglogo]( Copyright 2020 The Denver Post. All rights reserved. 5990 Washington St.|Denver, CO, 80216 [Unsubscribe]( [View as a Web Page](