California Seizes Nearly $123 Million in Illegal Cannabis in 7 Months

Published on August 9, 2024

Since January, California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force (UCETF) has seized almost $123 million worth of illegal cannabis and destroyed almost 37 tons of the plants, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced. The task force seized 122,914 illegal plants and 22 firearms, according to the statement. “The legal cannabis market brings billions of dollars to our state’s economy, helping to sustain California’s position as the fifth largest economy in the world. We will not tolerate illegal operations that threaten our economy and the health and well-being of California communities,” Newsom stated. In the same statement, Bill Jones, chief of the law enforcement division with the Department of Cannabis Control, said, “UCETF’s efforts are continuing to break new ground in unlicensed cannabis enforcement by leveraging the expertise and knowledge of its diverse group of partners to disrupt the unlicensed market.”...

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