Weeds News

A suburban mother of two accused of running a sophisticated $3 million marijuana enterprise out of a New York warehouse was slapped with a federal indictment today by prosecutors who said her operation was no different than that of Colombian druglords.

JUNE 08: Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether and Miss USA 2013 contestants attend an autograph signing at the Chinese Laundry store at the Fashion Show mall on June 8, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ever since Tony Soprano had Ralphie Cifaretto whacked in that New Jersey parking lot, television has been entranced with anti-heroes.

At left is the Scarsdale home of Andrea Sanderlin, 45, who is accused of growing thousands of marijuana plants inside a Queens warehouse, right.

Ever since Tony Soprano had Ralphie Cifaretto whacked in that New Jersey parking lot, television has been entranced with anti-heroes.

She lives in an exclusive area of New York, where she is known as a devoted and well-to-do mother who enjoys her equestrian pursuits at a nearby riding academy.

After eight successful seasons on HBO, the acclaimed award-winning series, " Weeds " ended its run in 2012 with matriarch Nancy Botwin dealing in a world that finally legalized marijuana.

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Andrea Sanderlin may be the real life Nancy Botwin, the maternal drug dealer on the Showtime series "Weeds," played by Mary-Louise Parker.

Summer's almost here and you know what that means - beach trips and snow cones. TV isn't that appealing when it's 95 degrees outside and the kids are home.

Last we saw of Shane Botwin, the middle son of pot-selling Nancy Botwin was a dirty cop with a drinking problem and a bad temper who shot up his younger brother's bar mitzvah cake on the final episode of "Weeds," a quirky drama about a woman who sells marijuana to support her family.