[PRESS RELEASE] – DALLAS, June 17, 2025 – In a troubling action by law enforcement against the federally legal hemp industry, officers raided three licensed distribution warehouses in the Harry Hines district of Dallas: Monster, Frontline Wholesale, and Cannafy Distribution. All three companies distribute fully federally compliant hemp-derived products, sold nationwide and verified by certificates of analysis (COAs) from certified laboratories. These products help thousands of Texans, including veterans, cancer patients and individuals with chronic pain.
Each product includes a QR code that links directly to its COA—a legally binding document, signed by a DEA-registered, ISO-accredited lab director, confirming that the product meets the legal requirement of less than 0.3% delta-9 THC. These tests follow validated scientific methods.
“Monster Distribution has complied with the law in every way. They relied in good faith on licensed, accredited labs to verify that the products meet all legal standards,” said David Sergi, attorney for Monster. “This raid was not based on facts. It was based on political theater. And when law enforcement acts outside its authority to deprive businesses and individuals of their rights and property, it raises serious legal concerns.”
The Texas Forensic Science Commission (FSC) has repeatedly cautioned law enforcement and prosecutors about the limitations of certain lab methodologies used in cannabinoid testing, including the improper use of gas chromatography without derivatization, which can convert nonpsychoactive THCa into delta-9 THC and produce misleading results. Despite these warnings, the state continues to build cases on questionable science.
