Marijuana "Grow House" Report

The following links are to recent stories throughout the country involving the use of single family homes as "grow houses", or "indoor pot farms":

• There is an explosion in South Florida of hydroponics marijuana being grown inside normal-looking homes using artificial sunlight (see Immigrants Care For Marijuana Crops In South Florida), or watch the NBC Channel 6 TV report - Illegal Crop Caretakers - Hydroponic Homes)
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• Deputies bust at least eight marijuana grow houses in upscale homes in quiet suburban neighborhoods in California this week, hauling in thousands of plants worth millions of dollars (see Be alert for pot farming next door)
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• Police raid Port St Lucie, FL marijuana grow house; uncover about 50 pot plants (see Another alleged pot grow house raided in PSL)
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• Arrest warrants issued for two believed connected with indoor pot farm in Lawreceville, Georgia marijuana grow house (see Warrants issued in pot case), or watch Associated Press video - Pot farm in the suburbs
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• Narcotics task force arrest one; confiscate over 100 pot plants from Chino, California home (see Pot house smoked out), or see Chino Police Arrest Video
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• Lee County, Florida Sheriff’s detectives bust four indoor pot farms, seized plants with over $900K in street value; arrest two; detectives say it's not even close to what is still out there (see Four grow houses busted, 397 plants seized), or watch NBC2 TV report; Lee County Sheriff's Office takes down 17 grow houses and seized $2.8 million worth of pot in 2007 (see Sheriff's Press Release)
• Suspected Cape Coral, Florida grow house catches fire; cops were expected to execute search warrants on the home soon; no comment on cause of fire or quantity of marijuana, if any, in the home (see Suspected Cape grow house catches fire).

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