Michigan Regulators to Shutter 98 Dispensaries
Thu / Sep 13th
98 of Michigan’s medical cannabis dispensaries will need to close down until at least December after state regulators on Tuesday… Read More
Law Enforcement
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:
LA Cracks Down On Unlicensed Cannabis Businesses
Tue / Sep 11th
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
Thu / Sep 6th
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
Wed / Sep 5th
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
Tue / Aug 28th
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
Fri / Aug 24th
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
Fri / Aug 17th
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
Thu / Aug 9th
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
Tue / Aug 7th
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
Mon / Aug 6th
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
Thu / Aug 2nd
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
Mon / Jul 30th
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
Tue / Jul 24th
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
Fri / Jul 20th
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
Wed / Jul 18th
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
Tue / Jul 17th
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) issued its second emergency license suspension of 2018 last week. Acting on… Read More
Oregon Health Authority Admits to Mistakes In MMJ Program
Fri / Jul 13th
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), the agency tasked with regulating and overseeing the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP), admitted in… Read More
Massachusetts’ U.S. Attorney Announces Limited Cannabis Enforcement Policies
Thu / Jul 12th
Massachusetts‘ top federal prosecutor, U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling, announced on Tuesday that he will focus his cannabis enforcement efforts on… Read More
Denver Revokes All Licenses for Sweet Leaf Retailer
Tue / Jul 10th
Sweet Leaf, once one of the largest cannabis retailers in Colorado, has had all of its cannabis licenses revoked by… Read More
Why Marijuana Was Made Illegal
Thu / Jun 21st
With legalization sweeping the states many find themselves asking, “Why was marijuana made illegal?”. Discover the long, detailed history of how cannabis prohibition began starting with troubles regulating the medicinal products in the late 1800’s to prohibition campaigns in the 1930’s.
NYPD to Issue Tickets, Not Arrests, for Public Cannabis Smokers
Wed / Jun 20th
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York Police Department announced on Tuesday that the city will… Read More
French CBD Coffee Shops Subject of Official Investigation
Tue / Jun 19th
The Paris prosecutor’s office has tasked French narcotics investigators with checking out coffee shops selling low-THC, high-CBD cannabis products, according… Read More
DEA’s Acting Director to Retire in Two Weeks
Tue / Jun 19th
Robert Patterson, the acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, has announced that he is retiring in two weeks, according… Read More
Denver Police Target Cannabis Tour Buses
Mon / Jun 18th
On Friday, Denver undercover police led a sting operation on the buses of two cannabis tourism companies, according to a Denverite… Read More