Tag: CBT > Law Enforcement and Cannabis

Alabama

10 Alabama CBD Stores, Vape Shops Raided; 4 Hemp Businesses Sue State

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and other agencies executed search warrants as a new law banning certain hemp products is set to take effect July 1.

June 30, 2025

South Dakota

South Dakota to Crack Down on Synthetic Hemp Product Sales Starting July 14

The State’s Attorney’s Office in Pennington County issued a warning to a cannabis business that government agencies will begin enforcing a 2024 statute.

June 20, 2025

New York

New York’s Warrantless Hemp Shop Raids Must Stop, Judge Orders

State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Marcelle ruled that the New York City Sheriff’s Office and state regulators are prohibited from conducting the searches.

January 14, 2025

New York

New York Nukes $63 Million of Seized Cannabis Products From 1,000 Shutdown Smoke Shops

City officials incinerated more than 4 tons of unregulated cannabis products seized from their ‘Operation Padlock to Protect.’

August 29, 2024

Texas

Allen Police Department, DEA Raid 9 Texas Vape Shops, Destroy Hemp Products

Local authorities accused the shops of selling noncompliant products, sometimes to minors. An attorney said the police and DEA ‘overstepped their authority.’

August 28, 2024

New York

New York on Pace to Sell $520M of Cannabis in 2024; Could Crack $700M

The state’s recent sales boom features weekly store openings and increased enforcements efforts, marking a U-turn from a dismal 2023.

July 15, 2024

Delaware

Delaware Marijuana Commissioner Works to Include Medical Operators to Kickstart Adult-Use Sales

Under current law, the state’s top regulator must establish a commercial market that omits an automatic transition pathway for existing cannabis companies.

April 22, 2024

Cannabis Rescheduling

Former Police Chiefs, Prosecutors, Correctional Officials Urge Biden to Reschedule Cannabis

Officials who dedicated their careers to protecting public safety and reducing unnecessary arrests say cannabis prohibition has become problematic.

February 22, 2024

Compliance

Flying With Cannabis These Holidays? TSA Agents Aren’t Actively Searching Out Your Stash

While traveling across state lines with cannabis remains federally illegal, doing so doesn’t pose a “security threat” in airports.

November 22, 2023

Cannabis Tax Law

Michigan Marijuana Dispensary Owner Convicted of Tax Evasion, Obstructing IRS

The owner faces prison time after causing a tax loss to the IRS of more than $1.1 million, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

September 14, 2023

Compliance

Oklahoma AG: Lax Cannabis Laws Created ‘Environment Ripe for Exploitation’

The state’s attorney general penned a column urging continued enforcement action on the unregulated market.

September 11, 2023

Solventless Extraction

Make Way For the Next Cannabis King

Flower will not always have the throne. What will replace trimming, drying and curing to create future products, and what hurdles stand in the way?

January 6, 2023