Minnesota Hemp Farmer Facing Charges for High THC Content
Wed / Jun 19th
The Minnesota hemp farmer who is suing the state over a cease and desist order has been charged with two… Read More
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.
Idaho Police to Continue Confiscating Hemp Shipments
Mon / Jun 3rd
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a memo explicitly allowing interstate transportation of legally cultivated industrial hemp products;… Read More
Canadian Police Report No Increase in Stoned Driving Post-Legalization
Fri / Apr 26th
Canadian police have reported no significant changes in the number of cannabis-related impaired driving crimes post legalization, the Canadian Press… Read More
Cannabis Tax Revenue to Fund Police Grants in Washington State
Fri / Apr 5th
In the Washington State legislature, Rep. Andrew Barkis (R-Olympia) has sponsored an amendment to the House budget allocating 18 million… Read More
Louisiana Officials: CBD Illegal Despite Federal Law Changes
Mon / Mar 25th
The Louisiana Office of Tobacco Control plans to issue citations to state retailers selling CBD products out of their shops,… Read More
Law Firm Sues U.S. Customs Over Lifetime Bans for Canadian Cannabis Workers
Wed / Mar 13th
The American law firm Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is suing U.S. Customs and Border Protection over the organization’s failure to… Read More
Police Issue More Tickets For Tobacco Than Cannabis In Edmonton, Alberta
Wed / Feb 20th
The city of Edmonton, Alberta has only issued three tickets for violating cannabis bylaws since legalization, significantly less than the… Read More
Senate Confirms William Barr as New Attorney General
Fri / Feb 15th
William Barr has been confirmed by the Senate as the newest Attorney General, succeeding Jeff Sessions after his departure last… Read More
California Gov. Tells National Guard to Eliminate Unlicensed Cannabis Grows
Fri / Feb 15th
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the National Guard has been ordered to eliminate all unlicensed cannabis grows in California,… Read More
California Regulators Shut Down Two Unlicensed Cannabis Companies
Mon / Feb 11th
According to an announcement from the Bureau of Cannabis Control, two businesses in Sacramento and Los Angeles County have been… Read More
Steve Bannon Floats Building ‘Private’ Border Wall Using Hempcrete
Fri / Feb 8th
During a trip with several other high-profile Trump supporters to McAllen, Texas in support of the president’s contentious U.S.-Mexico border… Read More
Idaho Police Seize Legal Hemp Shipment, Jail Truck Driver
Fri / Feb 8th
In what is becoming a worrying trend after the seizure of a legal hemp shipment in Oklahoma earlier this month,… Read More
Judge: “Accidental” Cannabis Use Still a Fireable Offense for Federal Agencies
Wed / Feb 6th
A federal judge has ruled that the government is able to fire employees who test positive for cannabis — even… Read More
Truckload of “Marijuana” Seized in Oklahoma Is Likely Industrial Hemp
Tue / Feb 5th
Law enforcement officers in Oklahoma jailed a truck crew and seized 9 tons of suspected marijuana earlier this month and… Read More
Feds Raid 50 Suspected Illicit Grows in Denver
Fri / Feb 1st
A large force of DEA agents and local law enforcement raided approximately 50 suspected illicit grow houses in the Denver… Read More
Baltimore to Stop Prosecuting Cannabis Crimes
Wed / Jan 30th
State’s attorney Marilyn Mosby of Baltimore, Maryland said this week she will stop prosecuting cannabis crimes, according to The Baltimore… Read More
Sweet Leaf Dispensary Owners Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Distribution
Tue / Jan 29th
The owners of the former dispensary chain Sweet Leaf — which was subjected to a long dispute with Colorado regulators… Read More
AG Nominee Puts ‘No Cannabis Enforcement’ Pledge In Writing
Tue / Jan 29th
William Barr, Trump’s nominee for attorney general who previously said he wouldn’t “go after” cannabis companies during his confirmation hearings,… Read More
California Highway Patrol Confiscated $250,000 From Licensed Cannabis Transporters
Tue / Jan 22nd
Two owners of a cannabis transport company are suing the California Highway Patrol (CHP) following the arrest of two delivery… Read More
Vancouver Officials Alarmed By Cannabis Candies Left On Windshields
Thu / Jan 17th
On the last day of the Lift & Co. Cannabis Business Conference in Vancouver, someone distributed sample packages of cannabis… Read More
90% of New York City’s Cannabis Arrests Last Year Targeted Minorities
Fri / Jan 11th
While arrests in New York City for cannabis are down overall, the remaining arrests still show a huge racial disparity… Read More
Burnt Cannabis Odor Not Grounds For Search, Vermont Supreme Court Rules
Wed / Jan 9th
Vermont’s Supreme Court ruled last week that the smell of burned or burning cannabis is not legal grounds for police… Read More
Supreme Court Report: Cannabis Prosecutions Down 19% in 2018
Fri / Jan 4th
An end-of-year report by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts indicates that federal prosecution for cannabis crimes declined 19… Read More
Massachusetts Plans “Open Container” Laws for Cannabis
Thu / Jan 3rd
Massachusett’s Special Commission on Operating Under the Influence and Impaired Driving — formed after cannabis was legalized — is considering a law… Read More