Pot

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of the Utah state Senate says a bill allowing the medical use of edible pot products may not be dead on arrival just because the Mormon church opposes it.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Law enforcement officials in northern Idaho are worried local vape shops may be violating the state's strict anti-marijuana laws by selling oil derived from cannabis plants.

BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — Police have seized another 1,200 marijuana plants in south-central Idaho after initially finding more than 4,600 plants in three corn fields.

Burley, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KSVT-TV ) Sheriff Deputies in Cassia County had their hands full on Wednesday afternoon with a massive marijuana bust south of Burley.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police in Boise have arrested a Montana man after more than two pounds of marijuana were found in his dorm room at Boise State University. Officials say 21-year-old Anthony M. Iniguez of West Yellowstone, Mont., was arrested Sunday night and was jailed in Ada County on suspicion of felony trafficking in marijuana...

(KLIX)- Five million dollars worth of marijuana plants were found in a Gooding County Corn Field Thursday. Idaho State Police say 3 pot grow sites were found in a corn field near 3300 south. A little more than 2600 plants were found thanks to a tip to both ISP and the Gooding County Sheriff’s office...

JEROME, Idaho (AP) — Officers with the Idaho State Police and the Gooding County Sheriff's Office have raided a marijuana grow operation in a corn field in Gooding County. Officers located 11 marijuana grow sites Friday that contained over 3,000 plants with an estimated street value of over $6 million...

(KLIX)- Jerome County Sheriff and Idaho State Police discovered another marijuana grow site, this time not in a corn field but down in the Snake River Canyon. Jerome County Sheriff Doug McFall says after several months investigating detectives found a marijuana grow site down in the canyon Friday morning...

GRACE, Idaho (AP) — A sophisticated marijuana growing operation raided in southeastern Idaho is much larger than initially reported.During a news conference Wednesday, law enforcement officers said the grow site contained an estimated 40,000 plants worth an estimated street value of $80...

(KLIX)- Marijuana grow sites were found in several corn fields in Jerome County Wednesday morning. Jerome County Sheriff's deputies and Idaho State Police investigators recovered roughly 1,100 plants. Each pot plant is estimated at $2,000 to $2,200...

JEROME, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Police, acting on an anonymous tip, discovered a large marijuana growing operation in a corn field in south-central Idaho. The ISP says detectives located 12 marijuana grow sites in the Gooding County field on Wednesday night...

A Twin Falls man faces drug charges after police say they found nearly a pound of pot in his home.  The Times News says 33 year old Rusty Don Flinn was arrested during an investigation at his home at 902 Commercial Avenue.

People who smoke pot once a week are about 25 percent less likely to be obese than non-smokers. According to a study by French researchers, marijuana smokers have a 16 percent rate of obeseity, whereas those who don’t partake enjoy a rate of obesity between 22 and 25 percent.

Eastern Idaho police say a growing number of Montana motorists pulled over for speeding are also being charged for having marijuana in their vehicles. Many of the Montana drivers charged in recent weeks have valid Montana permits to possess marijuana for medical reasons...

"An Idaho Senate panel will consider banning blunt wraps, products that the backer of the ban said can be used to mask the use of marijuana and other illegal drugs. Blunt wraps, which can also be called tobacco wrappers and roll your own cigar wraps, are hollow wrappers made of reconstituted tobacco that can be flavored and filled with a smokeable product...