Stephanie Lai

Aerial view of the property in Aguanga, where seven people were shot to death over Labor Day weekend at an illegal marijuana grow house in Riverside County Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.

7 bodies, nothing stolen: Were killings at California marijuana grow ‘a message’?

October 30, 2020 at 1:53 p.m.

The boy knew how his mother made a living. He also knew the danger inherent in it. As recently as two months ago, he had stayed at a property in...

Both the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) identify marijuana as an <a href="https://americanaddictioncenters.org/marijuana-rehab/is-it-addictive">addictive drug</a>. Research shows marijuana users can develop problematic use patterns, or what's known as a marijuana use disorder, in severe cases after prolonged use. According to NIDA, an estimated 30% of marijuana users have some degree of <a href="https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-addictive">marijuana use disorder</a>.

Cannabis farmers in a poor California town want to go legit; instead, police crack down

July 20, 2020 at 1:49 p.m.

Ronnie Bell's prized possessions aren't the collectible toys or bongs that clutter his ranch-style house. What the 65-year-old values most is his extensive indoor marijuana grow. Bell's "bachelor pad" features...

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