Valley Lung Experts on Marijuana Smoking: No Comment

Pulmonary Associates, with 15 doctors and six Valley locations, focuses on modern treatment techniques and claims on its Web site to be “in the forefront of our field.”But when asked about the effects of smoking marijuana on lungs, not one of those doctors returned New Times’ repeated calls.Nor was the…

Treasure-Troves of Marijuana in Arizona Desert? Apparently So.

Two hunters found 126 pounds of bundled pot lying in the desert near Sasabe, about a month after Border Patrol agents discovered 220 pounds of pot south of Dateland.Arizona’s desert has apparently become a treasure-hunters paradise — if your idea of treasure is tens of thousands of dollars worth of…

Authorities: Mexican Drug Cartel Suffers “Death Blow;” Billion-Dollar Trafficking Ring Busted Up by Law Enforcement Agencies

Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies claim to have delivered a “death blow” to a Mexican drug trafficking ring that was running $33 million worth of drugs through Arizona every month.Authorities announced this morning the results of “Operation Pipeline Express,” a 17-month investigation into a drug trafficking ring that…