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Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office makes its largest seizure of illegal marijuana plants

An estimated 400,000 marijuana plants were destroyed by Santa Barbara County sheriff’s investigators this week in what authorities are calling the county’s largest seizure of pot plants at one site. T... read more

Up to 105,000-Gallon Crude Oil Spill Prompts State of Emergency in Santa Barbara County

This is a disaster," said Janet Wolf, chairwoman of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. "It’s a worst nightmare scenario." Santa Barbara was the site of the third-largest ... make sure we d... read more

State crackdown on illegal pot grows nets 52 arrests

The three-month California Campaign Against Marijuana Planting operation resulted in the seizure of 614,267 cannabis plants and ... land and water from illegal pesticides, according to the attorney ge... read more

Central Coast Pot Eradication Getting Underway

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Its ... Sheriff's Office will investigate suspected criminal activity and take appropriate enforcement action including arrest of persons committing criminal acts and se... read more

How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Panga?

is not dissimilar from the Prohibition-era issue faced by Santa Barbara Sheriff's deputies who played cat and mouse with Mexican bootleggers sneaking tequila by boat into the county. “What's going on ... read more

Grass Roots

By the time members of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s Marijuana ... plants in a pair of office suites—they seem to be the province of those who distribute less widely. The big grow-ops are in ... read more

Crack/Powder Cocaine Disparity

The report is Marijuana in the States 2012. Overblown Analogy Department. The Polk County, Florida, Sheriff's Office is sounding the alarm over high-THC cannabis oil, popularly known as "wax" or "dabs ... read more

Insight: Political Junkie / DNA Privacy / Uncuffed At California State Prison Solano / Día De Los Muertos

Law enforcement has expanded its use of DNA information to solve crimes. Electronic Frontier Foundation Senior Attorney Jennifer Lynch talks about why digital privacy advocates object to broadening th... read more

Janet Reno, Former U.S. Attorney General, Dies At Age 78

In the spring of 2000, Reno enraged her hometown’s Cuban-American community when she authorized the armed seizure of young Elian ... also women — were withdrawn because both had hired illegal immigran... read more

Feature: DEA Makes Major Move Against Los Angeles Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

It was the largest DEA swoop in the county in recent memory. The DEA raiders were greeted yesterday by dozens of protestors chanting "DEA Go Away" and "States' Rights" along Santa Monica ... For the a... read more

Trump Won’t Pull Out Of ‘Worst’ Iran Nuclear Deal – For Now

Since taking office ... U.S. and its allies before taking any steps that might undermine the (deal), such as re-imposing sanctions on Iran lifted under the agreement,” they said. Still, they added, “I... read more