First Stoned Driving Citation Issued One Hour After Legalization
A police officer in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada issued the nation’s first citation for stoned driving just an hour after… Read More
Cannabis News & Information
Law Enforcement
In states that have legalized cannabis for medical or recreational use, law enforcement agencies must figure out how to coexist with an industry they have historically seen as criminal. There are many police officers who are also medical marijuana patients, but there are also branches of law enforcement that continue to raid dispensaries in legal cannabis markets.
MMJ Cardholder Charged With Possession by Police
A woman in Oklahoma carrying both a valid MMJ card and cannabis was charged with marijuana possession by police, Oklahoma News… Read More
Off-Duty Ottawa Police Can Smoke Cannabis, Officials Announce
Off-duty police officers in Ottawa, Ontario will be allowed to smoke cannabis as long as they are “fit for duty”… Read More
Colorado U.S. Attorney Blasts Cannabis Industry, Hints At Crackdown
In a scathing op-ed published in The Denver Post, U.S. Attorney for Colorado Bob Troyer recently lambasted the “commercialization” of cannabis… Read More
Denver Prosecutes Cannabis Tour Bus Drivers
Cannabis tours busted by the Denver Police in June are being taken to trial, The Denver Post reports. Colorado Cannabis… Read More
Vermont Thieves Rob Hemp Farm Mistaking Crops for Cannabis
Police in Colchester, Vermont report that thieves have been stealing hemp from a local farm, mistakenly believing the plants to… Read More
U.S. Attorney Sues Hemp Farmer Over Seed Sourcing
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Mike Stuart has filed a civil suit against a hemp farmer… Read More
FBI Data Shows Cannabis Arrests Are Increasing
New FBI data shows that cannabis arrests in the U.S. are on the rise despite increasing trends of legalization and/or decriminalization,… Read More
Michigan Regulators to Shutter 98 Dispensaries
98 of Michigan’s medical cannabis dispensaries will need to close down until at least December after state regulators on Tuesday… Read More
LA Cracks Down On Unlicensed Cannabis Businesses
The City Attorney of Los Angeles has cracked down on 105 unlicensed cannabis businesses since May, charging over 500 people… Read More
SEC Charges Investment Fund With Fraud Over Cannabis Claims
On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced in a press release it had charged Texas-based Greenview Investment Partners and its founder… Read More
California Police Rally Against Statewide Cannabis Deliveries Proposal
Police chiefs across California last week rallied against a proposed state rule that would allow licensed cannabis companies to perform… Read More
Cannabis Intoxication Roadside Testing Tech Coming to Canada
Police in Canada will soon have access to new testing technology to help check drivers for intoxication from cannabis and… Read More
NH Police Take Cannabis, Leave Humor in Illicit Cannabis Grow Bust
Police in Marlborough, New Hampshire confiscated 25 cannabis plants growing on private land and then did something unexpected — they… Read More
DEA Calls for Fewer Opioids, More Cannabis In 2019
The Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Agency announced in a news release yesterday the agencies’ new goal for 2019: to reduce production… Read More
DEA, FBI Agents Raid Suspected Illegal Cannabis Growers in Colorado
DEA and FBI agents coordinated a massive raid early Thursday morning against more than a dozen suspected illegal cannabis grow… Read More
D.C. Cannabis Arrest Rates Continue Rising Despite Legalization
Data released by the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department shows that cannabis-related arrests have continued to climb since marijuana… Read More
80-Year-Old Patient Jailed in Michigan for Having Cannabis with Expired MMJ Card
80-year-old grandmother Delores Saltzman was arrested and jailed in Clare County, Michigan for having less than an eighth of cannabis,… Read More
34 Arrested In San Diego Cannabis Delivery Crackdown
One year ago, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) launched a targeted crackdown on illicit cannabis delivery services in the… Read More
Michigan Gov. Tasks State Police with Investigating MMJ Bribes
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has tasked state police with investigating whether there are officials taking bribes from medical cannabis operators,… Read More
Sweet Leaf Receives Stay of Action for Destruction of Denver Cannabis Products
Sweet Leaf, the Colorado-based cannabis retailer chain who had its Denver licenses revoked earlier this month due to an alleged… Read More
Study: After Legalizing Cannabis, Police Effectiveness Up in Washington & Colorado
A study by researchers at Washington State University has found evidence of “demonstrable and persistent benefit” to police departments’ effectiveness… Read More
U.S. Cannabis Seizures Falling; Data Suggests Shrinking Illicit Market
GreenWave Advisors has analyzed data from the DEA and Homeland Security regarding cannabis plant seizures over the last several years… Read More
Washington Cannabis Regulators Issue Emergency License Suspension
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) issued its second emergency license suspension of 2018 last week. Acting on… Read More