California Seizes $53 Million in Illegal Cannabis Products in 3 Months

Published on April 17, 2024

California law enforcement agencies seized an estimated $53.62 million in cannabis products and destroyed around 54,000 illegal plants in the first quarter of 2024, according to a recent press release by the governor’s office. “California is home to the largest legal cannabis market in the world. As we continue to cultivate a legal marketplace, we’re taking aggressive action to crack down on those still operating in the shadows,” Gov. Gavin Newsom stated in the April 11 press release. The operation was led by Mr. Newsom’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce, a collaboration of multiple law enforcement agencies, which seized about 32,000 pounds of the illegal products between January and March....

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