The month of October marks the end of marijuana harvest season across much of North America, an intense period that pits ruthless drug lords with dollar signs in their eyes against understaffed-but-overambitious anti-drug enforcement crews pining for a big bust. The cops traditionally only manage to make a minute dent in the annual harvest of weed — but not surprisingly, big headlines are made whenever they do. Where does your weed come from? Here’s a sample:

Major Marijuana bust caps off Oregon harvest season
$36.7 million worth of product off the streets
“Upscale” Florida Mansions Busted As Grow Houses
Kentucky Cornfields Yield Pot Plants
Deputies seize $750K worth of pot in outdoor farms near Lake Tahoe
Detectives seize 100 marijuana plants from Palo Alto grow house
National Guard Air Lifts Marijuana During Another Major Bust