Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Science News

National Briefing | West: California: Marijuana Growers Linked to Wildfires

Aug. 18, 2009
A large wildfire in Santa Barbara County spread from a campfire set by illegal marijuana growers last week, according to the police and fire officials.
Related Stories from UPI.com

Calif. court backs illegal raid lawsuits

SACRAMENTO, July 2 (UPI) -- A state appeals court in California says medical marijuana growers and patients should be allowed to sue police over illegal raids of their properties.

Calif. towns rethink medical marijuana

UKIAH, Calif., June 9 (UPI) -- California's medical marijuana law, approved by voters in 1996, has provided cover for major pot growers, local officials say.

Fire smokes out N.Y. pot growers

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Firefighters called to the scene of a small fire in New York discovered three illegal propane tanks and more than 200 marijuana plants.

$10 million in marijuana found

GLENDALE, Calif., Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Police in Glendale, Calif., confiscated $10 million worth of marijuana growing at a sophisticated outdoor pot farm that tapped directly into city water tanks.

New Mexico to let patients grow marijuana

SANTA FE, N.M., June 29 (UPI) -- New Mexico officials say patients will be allowed to grow their own cannabis plants when the state's medical marijuana laws goes into effect Sunday.

Pot rings work internationally, police say

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, say marijuana growers in Canada are working internationally, sharing not just dollars but skills as well.

Canada cracks down on pot growers

CHILLIWACK, British Columbia, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Officials in Chilliwack, British Columbia, are considering fining landlords $7,650 if they fail to notice marijuana growing on their property.

Marijuana linked to schizophrenia

LONDON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Three new studies suggest that marijuana use in adolescents might increase the risk of developing schizophrenia and depression later in life.
1 of 28
Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler