Das Rauschgift sei in zwei Bulldozern versteckt gewesen, sagte Polizeichef Wilmer Flores Trosel am Samstag. Die Fahrzeuge lagen seit fünf Monaten im Hafen Puerto Cabello, weil die erforderlichen Exportdokumente fehlten.

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With numerous states facing significant budget shortages, legislators and voters across the country this month have been giving overwhelming support to measures that would reduce the penalty for possession of small amounts of marijuana to a civil fine.

Yesterday in New Hampshire, the state House voted 214-137 to pass H.B. 1653, a bill that would reduce the penalty for possession of up to a quarter-ounce of marijuana with a civil fine of up to $200.

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Es ist eine sonderbare Apotheke. „Die Medizin nicht auf dem Parkplatz einnehmen“, warnen Schilder vor Eingang. Drei Sicherheitsleute kontrollieren die Kunden, ein Metalldetektor hält Waffenträger fern, 22 Kameras überwachen das Gelände. Drinnen wirkt das „Haborside Health Center“ im kalifornischen Oakland wie eine Mischung aus Wellness-Tempel, Boutique und Edel-Gartencenter. In den Ecken thronen Buddhastatuen. Süßlicher Geruch hängt in der Luft. Im Hintergrund läuft sanfter Reggae. Die Kunden stehen vor acht Verkaufsvitrinen geordnet Schlange. Sie legen Rezepte vor und wählen zwischen Heilpflanzen, die Namen tragen wie Baba Kush, Hindu Skunk oder Pink Panther. Gut gelaunte Verkäufer erklären Geschmacksnoten und Wirkweisen dieser „Arzneien“.

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Two men have been charged after Mounties raided an elaborate multi-million-dollar grow op in Okanagan Falls.

Penticton RCMP raided a McLean Creek Road home near Eastside Road on Tuesday after finding an underground electrical bypass to the house.

The approximately 1,000-square-foot basement of the home had been divided into five rooms to house more than 2,000 mature and seedling pot plants.

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The Pennsylvania home of a woman with ties to Staten Island was the "distribution hub" of a $2.7 million marijuana-trafficking ring, authorities allege.

Tameicina Lynn Johnson, 38, of Plum, a Pittsburgh suburb, was arrested Friday after a yearlong probe by Pennsylvania authorities, according to a published report in the Pittsburgh-Tribune Review.

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Northern Illinois authorities say they've seized two tons of marijuana worth $6.6 million from two homes.

Authorities say they found 4,400 pounds of pot growing and 500 pounds of dried marijuana that was ready for packaging.

Police collected 2,200 marijuana plants from a Marengo home and 2,100 plants from a house near Woodstock.

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A local representative's push for a state bong tax has turned into a proposal for an all-out ban.

Rep. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, had proposed a tax on tobacco accessories used to smoke illegal drugs. But on Thursday, a House committee decided to change the bill.

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The first Mexican opera to deal directly with the country's drugs conflict has staged its premiere in Mexico City.

The opera, Only the Truth, is based on a popular Mexican song of the 1970s which tells the story of a woman who smuggles marijuana into the US.

Her lover betrays her and in an act of crazy revenge, she murders him.

The work premiered at Indiana University. Here's an interview with the composer:

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