Law Enforcement

Oregon’s new hemp regulations give police more authority against illicit cannabis grows, limit THC in hemp products (including Delta-8 THC), and increase product testing.

A Colorado criminal justice report showed a 68% decline in cannabis-related arrests since legalization, but arrest rates for Black people are still more than double those of white people.

Police officers in New York airports are no longer seizing cannabis products or issuing tickets for cases of low-level possession.

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said he doesn’t think there is “value” to society by incarcerating people for cannabis use.

The Kentucky Hemp Association and other hemp businesses in the state are suing to stop crackdowns on hemp businesses selling Delta-8 THC.

Los Angeles County, California authorities announced their largest-ever cannabis bust worth an estimated $1 billion in street value.

The FBI has updated its hiring policy to not exclude potential candidates for using cannabis outside of a year and candidates will not be disqualified for using cannabis prior to their 18th birthday.

A new Indiana law allows drivers involved in no-fault motor vehicle crashes to have up to a nanogram of THC in their blood without being considered intoxicated by cannabis.

The New Orleans City Council Criminal Justice Committee has unanimously approved an ordinance that would decriminalize cannabis possession.

The Oregon legislature has passed a bill that more tightly regulates both Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC and more closely regulates total THC in hemp.

The toddler of a Michigan couple was placed in foster care after they were arrested for cannabis possession in Alabama.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said on Monday that the federal “prohibition on interstate use or cultivation of marijuana may no longer be necessary or proper.”

Cannabis is legal for adults 21-and-older starting today in New Mexico, and the state will begin to issue licenses in January 2022.

The New York City borough of Queens’ District Attorney has requested the dismissal and sealing of 3,200 low-level cannabis cases.

Former CannTrust officials have been charged for making efforts to conceal the illegal growing of cannabis at CannTrust facilities over a 10-month period—the investigation ultimately forced the company to destroy $65 million worth of inventory.

The consultants were each sentenced to over a year in prison after being convicted of using shell companies and fake websites to disguise cannabis sales from 2016 to 2019.

Louisiana’s decriminalization measure makes the possession of up to 14 grams of cannabis flower a misdemeanor punishable by a $100 fine with no possibility for jail time.

The dismissal of the more than 6,000 cases comes two months after lawmakers legalized cannabis for adult use in New York.

A South Dakota legislative rules review committee ruled that the state can prohibit the use of medical cannabis by police officers and 911 dispatchers.

Maryland police can no longer stop and search people based on perceived cannabis odors following a Maryland appeals court ruling.

Philadelphia’s City Council has banned pre-employment drug screenings for cannabis by most businesses in the city.

A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a 2018 cannabis warehouse robbery that resulted in the theft of nearly $650,000 in cash and over 1,000 pounds of cannabis.

An investigation into whether California cannabis dispensaries sell to underage customers found 100% of the shops investigated to be fully compliant with age-verification ID checks.