Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Gordon Taylor said Friday afternoon that a task force involving the DEA, the IRS and the U.S. Attorney's Office has been formed to investigate 20 pot homes in Stockton and 21 pot homes in Sacramento County. "This is he most sophisticated organized crime syndicate that we have ever investigated in this area in terms of drug trafficking," said Taylor. http://www.news10.net/storyfull2.aspx?storyid=20368

When a Modesto marijuana medicinal facility was raided this week, it led to the arrests of four people for allegedly selling pot to people who weren't sick.About 30 people picketed in protest outside the Modesto Police Department Friday, calling it unfair that a medicinal facility be shut down. http://www.news10.net/storyfull2.aspx?storyid=20373

A Boulder city councilman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, the city announced Tuesday.Richard Polk, 57, was stopped Monday night near the Pearl Street Mall. Polk was driving a green Honda Element at the time.Officers detected a strong odor of marijuana and found a wooden pipe, and 2.1 grams of suspected marijuana, the city said in a statement. http://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_269221213.html

MODESTO, Calif. -- The Drug Enforcement Administration has broken up what it calls the largest medical marijuana dispensary in Northern California.Modesto police and federal agents said the California Healthcare Collective sold marijuana to people who did not have valid doctor's recommendations. http://www.kcra.com/news/9950132/detail.htmlhttp://cbs13.com/topstories/local_story_270171600.html

HAMBDEN TOWNSHIP -- The eastern county drug squad nabbed some giant marijuana plants from a Geauga County resident's back yard.Geauga County Sheriff Dan McClelland shows off the size of the plants.They are bigger than most Christmas tress you might buy -- nine feet high and four to five feet wide. http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=57115

(CBS4) DENVER The latest CBS4 News/Rocky Mountain News poll showed a small majority of registered voters in Colorado were against legalizing small amounts of marijuana.Fifty-three percent of those questioned said they're against Amendment 44 which would make one ounce or less of pot legal to possess. Forty-two percent said they support the measure. http://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_263081652.html

(CBS4) DENVER Supporters of the marijuana initiative took to the State Capitol to get more supporters and argue that pot is far less harmful than alcohol.After the success of the Denver pot initiative, which surprised a lot of people, they figured they have a decent chance of getting this passed statewide. Amendment 44 would make it legal for people of drinking age to possess an ounce or less of pot. http://cbs4denver.com/politics/local_story_262221322.html

(CBS4) DENVER Local physicians joined Colorado's Lt. Governor Jane Norton and national drug policy experts on Wednesday to urge voters to defeat Amendment 44.The amendment would make it legal for adults to possess small amounts of marijuana.The group behind the statewide initiative pushed through a similar proposal in Denver. http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_263172020.html

The Clark County Commission is now facing legal action after voting Tuesday to oppose a November ballot question involving the decriminalization of marijuana.The Committee to Regulate and Control Marijuana announced the legal action at the Clark County Commission meeting. The organization says the county commissioners are violating state law just by talking about that ballot question, let alone voting on it. http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5430730

A SWAT team raided a Tomah drug house last night and found more than a hundred marijuana plants in the basement.Monroe County Sheriffs, and the Sparta and Tomah police departments broke into a home on Eureka Road just after 8 p.m. last night. They found 30 pounds of marijuana, a .22-caliber pistol, drug paraphernalia, and 102 marijuana plants. http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/3920966.html