In states that have legalized cannabis for medical or recreational use, law enforcement agencies must coexist with an industry they have historically policed. There are also branches of law enforcement that continue to raid dispensaries in legal cannabis markets. Read more about law enforcement and cannabis here:
Tue / Feb 5th
Despite 11 separate test results confirming the statements of truck drivers transporting the hemp, two still remain in jail and officials in Oklahoma are now demanding the entire contents of the truck — more than 17,000 pounds of hemp — be tested for THC content.
Fri / Feb 1st
The DEA claims the houses raided were all connected to east coast crime syndicates, but the raids have resulted in no arrests.
Wed / Jan 30th
State’s attorney Marilyn Mosby announced her office will no longer prosecute cannabis crimes and is attempting to vacate thousands of previous and pending cannabis convictions.
Tue / Jan 29th
More than a year after Denver police raided the dispensary chain, the owners have been sentenced to jail time.
Tue / Jan 29th
Committing to statements made during his confirmation hearings, Attorney General nominee William Barr has put his pledge to leave state-legal cannabis businesses alone into writing.
Tue / Jan 22nd
Despite having their cannabis licenses on them, the two cannabis transporters were arrested and had their cash seized.
Thu / Jan 17th
The candies were left on windshields and in other public places; if caught, the perpetrators could face a multitude of criminal charges.
Fri / Jan 11th
Meanwhile, only 7 percent of cannabis arrests in 2018 targeted white people.
Wed / Jan 9th
The ruling by the state’s highest court creates a binding precedent against using the smell of cannabis alone as a reason to seize or search.
Fri / Jan 4th
A report by Chief Justice John Roberts indicates that while drug prosecutions as a whole rose 2 percent, cannabis prosecutions fell.
Thu / Jan 3rd
Massachusetts regulators are attempting to align laws for driving under the influence of cannabis with existing alcohol laws.
Fri / Dec 14th
Montreal, Quebec has set aside $1.3 million in funding to combat the local illicit cannabis market, according to the Montreal Gazette.… Read More
Fri / Nov 30th
A dispensary in Lacey, Washington is accused of providing free samples to undercover officers and operating an unlicensed space in… Read More
Thu / Nov 15th
Federal watchdogs at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report this week outlining how the Drug Enforcement Administration… Read More
Fri / Nov 9th
U.S. Attorneys in Michigan have laid out their policies for enforcing federal cannabis laws in the newly legalized state, the… Read More
Thu / Nov 8th
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) announced yesterday the suspension of licenses held by North Coast Concentrates following… Read More
Fri / Oct 19th
A police officer in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada issued the nation’s first citation for stoned driving just an hour after… Read More
Wed / Oct 17th
A woman in Oklahoma carrying both a valid MMJ card and cannabis was charged with marijuana possession by police, Oklahoma News… Read More
Thu / Oct 11th
Off-duty police officers in Ottawa, Ontario will be allowed to smoke cannabis as long as they are “fit for duty”… Read More
Tue / Oct 2nd OPINION
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
Mon / Oct 1st
Cannabis tours busted by the Denver Police in June are being taken to trial, The Denver Post reports. Colorado Cannabis… Read More
Tue / Sep 25th
Police in Colchester, Vermont report that thieves have been stealing hemp from a local farm, mistakenly believing the plants to… Read More
Tue / Sep 25th
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Mike Stuart has filed a civil suit against a hemp farmer… Read More
Mon / Sep 24th
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
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