(Winsted-WTNH, Mar. 16, 2006 5:55 PM) _ A big drug debate has some fired up in Winsted. It all centers on one man who is using his house in a unique way to promote drug use. http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=4643265&nav=3YeX

A huge amount of drugs now off the streets. Agents seized more than 350-thousand dollars worth of cocaine and marijuana on Friday morning. They say it's not every day they find more than a quarter of a million dollars just in pot. http://www.ktbs.com/news/local/2446322.html

A home in downtown Salt Lake City was more than just a place to live. It was home to a marijuana cultivation project.Police say basically the house had a garden full of pot plants. They found 20 of them.Sgt. Ryan Atack/Salt Lake City Police Dept.: "The individual had been growing marijuana here for a year, for personal use and possibly distribution. We're still investigating that angle." http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=173707

MONTREAL, Feb. 28 /CNW Telbec/ - Members of the Marihuana Grow Operations Enforcement Team of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police concluded their first major operation when they uncovered a Montreal based criminal organization involved in the trafficking, importation and exportation of cannabis seeds, as well as in conspiring for the purpose of cannabis cultivation via the Internet. This operation was launched in November 2004 under the name "Courriel" and culminated with the seizure of 200,000 cannabis seeds and the arrest of seven persons.

Des Moines, February 8, 2006 - If you're a happy drunk or get caught with a little pot, you should be o.k. That's the message from one Iowa sheriff tonight.Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek says his department needs help because it's stretched to the limit. His office handled high profile cases like the kidnapping and murder of Jetseta Gage and the daily strain of tracking down sex offenders so he wants to give certain criminals a break to ease that strain.

Niles, MI - One man is behind bars for allegedly sending marijuana through the mail.The shipper noticed a suspicious package that was supposed to be shipped to Elkhart. A week later the same package was supposed to be sent to a man in Niles. That’s when police here were tipped off http://www.wndu.com/news/022006/news_47872.php

Police raided a Markham home on Thursday and found an elaborate marijuana grow operation that was producing approximately $800,000 worth of the illegal crop every year.A convoy of police vehicles drove to a home at 92 Timbers Circle on Thursday. Officers broke through the front door with guns drawn, shouting "search warrant." They searched room to room for anyone who may have been there.

Two Ohio men are behind bars after a run-in with the Washington County Major Crimes Task Force.Scott Allie and James Vargo were arrested Saturday for allegedly selling two pounds of marijuana to a confidential informant.Washington County sheriff's deputies say Allie and Vargo planned to sell the marijuana at Marietta College for a street value of about $7,000.Both Allie and Vargo remain at the Washington County Jail without bond. They will appear in Washington County Court Monday morning.

(CBS) GREENBURGH The Town of Greenburgh police chief has suspended one officer and reassigned others after a woman complained she was ridiculed and taunted for revealing she works as a dominatrix.Gina A. Pane, 31, of Rye Brook also told police one officer arranged to meet her after she was released. A source tells CBS 2 the officer may have hinted he could make marijuana charges against Pane go away in exchange for sexual favors."She's really traumatized by the whole thing, and it was really uncalled for," said Tony Castro, Pane's attorney.

(KSL News) -- Two people are in jail following a home burglary.According to police reports, 18-year-old Kory C. Tippetts returned home Monday evening to discover that someone had broken into his house. Tippetts reported that a quarter-pound of marijuana was the only thing missing.Tippetts told police he had an idea who might have stolen it. Tippetts explained to police that he had received a call earlier that day from 23-year-old Richard W. Hight. Hight wanted to buy some marijuana, but Tippetts couldn't meet him to make the sale.