Shatter: Potent pot concentrate becomes more prevalent on East Coast

A recent trafficking bust near Washington, D.C. included 15 pounds of shatter, drawing attention to the proliferation of marijuana extracts. Butane hash oil, which typically contains 60-90 percent THC, retails for about $60 per gram in Colorado.

Southwest Airlines baggage handlers in Oakland accused of smuggling pot

Almost a dozen Bay Area residents, including three who worked as baggage handlers for Southwest Airlines at Oakland International Airport, have been charged in a conspiracy to use the handlers’ special security access to ship marijuana throughout the United States, federal prosecutors announced Monday.

East Texas marijuana fields valued at $175 million

East Texas marijuana fields valued at $175 million

Authorities in East Texas said Tuesday that they have cleared more than two dozen marijuana fields that were discovered over the weekend in the woods and which contained about 100,000 plants worth an estimated $175 million.

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15 famous dads who love marijuana

Here’s a shout out to some of pop culture’s most famous marijuana misters. Maybe they smoke now. Maybe they did it in the past. Maybe they have passed. Whatever the case we say right on right on right on to these 15 pro-pot patriarchs.