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DENVER -- Supporters of an initiative that would legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana said Tuesday they will ask a judge to block the state from distributing a voters guide, claiming it is misleading.Mason Tvert, campaign director for Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, said the voter guide incorrectly claims the initiative would allow people to transfer up to one ounce of marijuana to juveniles 15 and older as long as there is no compensation. The voter guide notes that possession for people under 21 would still be illegal.

A partially wooded area in Toronto's east-end became the focus of police attention over the weekend when officers discovered a multimillion dollar marijuana garden.The plants were growing in an industrial area near McLevin Avenue just east of Markham Road, surrounded by trees. http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20060911/pot_uprooted_060911/20060911?hub=TorontoHome

A little bit of luck and some sharp eyes have netted the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department its biggest marijuana haul of the season.A team of deputies and detectives has been hauling as many as 2,000 mature marijuana plants worth an estimated an $1 million out of an overgrown pepper field in French Camp. http://www.news10.net/storyfull2.aspx?storyid=20004
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(BCN) BERKELEY Some 13 young people were sent to the hospital with severe medical symptoms after ingesting what they thought were marijuana cookies at a University of California at Berkeley student housing cooperative Wednesday night, UC Berkeley police Lt. Doug Wing said. http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_250002958.html

KPBS SAN DIEGO (2006-09-07) Medical marijuana is legal in California, but some say you wouldn't know it in San Diego County. The Board of Supervisors is suing the state to overturn California's medical marijuana law. And the district attorney's office has worked with the DEA to close down all of the region's marijuana dispensaries. KPBS health reporter Kenny Goldberg has the story. http://publicbroadcasting.net/kpbs/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=964633§ionID=1

(CBS 5 / BCN) BERKELEY Three people were arrested Thursday for allegedly providing cookies laced with marijuana and possibly another unknown drug at a UC Berkeley student housing cooperative Wednesday night. http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_250130333.html
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SPOKANE -- Friday brings to an end a busy week for the area’s SWAT teams. For the third morning in a row they’ve raided Spokane area homes looking for guns and drugs and on Friday morning they raided a residence on East Walton Avenue and came up with both. http://www.kxly.com/news/index.php?sect_rank=2§ion_id=560&story_id=4574
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Nearly 140 marijuana plants have been found growing in the Rio Grande bosque near Belen, but the farmers are still at large.Many of the plants were standing more than 10 feet tall, according to officers who added the area was perfect for producing the plant. http://www.krqe.com/expanded.asp?RECORD_KEY[News]=ID&ID[News]=16904
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SPOKANE -- A Spokane Police Officer has resigned in lieu of being fired after being accused of buying drugs at a rock concert at The Gorge Amphitheater last weekend.Jonathon Smith, a three-year veteran of the Spokane Police Department, resigned Tuesday afternoon.
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ELK GROVE, Calif. -- Agents seized more than 6,000 marijuana plants from seven Elk Grove-area homes Monday night, police said Tuesday.Officials said these latest seizures being the total to 14 indoor marijuana growing operations and 10,000 marijuana plants found in homes in and around Elk Grove this month http://www.kcra.com/news/9757753/detail.html
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