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RT @CAcannabisdept: Under Governor Newsom's direction, the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce was created to take aggressive action towards illicit cannabis operations and transnational criminal organizations to protect communities, consumers, and the environment. Visit: https://t.co/e96TmmWu5C https://t.co/hsbfsge4eW
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California takes action to combat illicit cannabis grows & transnational criminal organizations

Announcements New multi-agency enforcement taskforce is working to disrupt the illegal market SACRAMENTO – Taking aggressive action to protect communities, consumers, and the environment alike, Governor Gavin Newsom has directed the creation of a new multi-agency, cross-jurisdictional ...

@MarijuanaB2B shared
On Oct 6, 2022
RT @CAcannabisdept: Under Governor Newsom's direction, the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce was created to take aggressive action towards illicit cannabis operations and transnational criminal organizations to protect communities, consumers, and the environment. Visit: https://t.co/e96TmmWu5C https://t.co/hsbfsge4eW
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California takes action to combat illicit cannabis grows & transnational criminal organizations

California takes action to combat illicit cannabis grows & transnational criminal organizations

Announcements New multi-agency enforcement taskforce is working to disrupt the illegal market SACRAMENTO – Taking aggressive action to protect communities, consumers, and the environment ...

California Takes Action To Combat Illicit Cannabis Grows And Transnational Criminal Organizations

California Takes Action To Combat Illicit Cannabis Grows And Transnational Criminal Organizations

New multi-agency enforcement task force is working to disrupt the illegal market, while increasing efforts to support entrepreneurs and businesses in the legal cannabis market CALIFORNIA: ...

The reality of legal weed in California: Huge illegal grows, violence, worker exploitation and deaths

The reality of legal weed in California: Huge illegal grows, violence, worker exploitation and deaths

California found that decriminalizing a vast and highly profitable illegal industry opened the door to a global pool of organized criminals and opportunists.

Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 9.3.19

Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 9.3.19

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Toks Omishakin, 43, of Nashville, TN, has been appointed director of the California Department of ...

California is awash in cannabis cash. Some is being used to bribe public officials

California is awash in cannabis cash. Some is being used to bribe public officials

In the two years since California voters decided to allow the restricted sale of recreational marijuana, the state has seen a rash of government corruption cases. Some in the cannabis black ...

California Is Awash In Cannabis Cash. Some Is Being Used To Bribe Public Officials

California Is Awash In Cannabis Cash. Some Is Being Used To Bribe Public Officials

Sheriff Jon Lopey was startled when the mysterious stranger offered him $1 million if he would keep deputies away from certain illegal cannabis farms in

Nearly 75,000 Pot Plants Eradicated In Southern California

Nearly 75,000 Pot Plants Eradicated In Southern California

The total number of cannabis plants were racked up over the last six months.

California legalized marijuana 2 years ago. So why is the state seizing so much of it?

California legalized marijuana 2 years ago. So why is the state seizing so much of it?

California voters made marijuana legal to purchase and consume, but that hasn’t stopped state and local law enforcement from seizing tons of it from black market growers and retailers.

California and Federal Officials Destroy 1.1M Cannabis Plants

California and Federal Officials Destroy 1.1M Cannabis Plants

Over the last 13 weeks, state and federal law enforcement agencies have eradicated more than 1.1 million unregulated cannabis plants… Read More

California Bureau of Cannabis Control Asks for More Policing Power; DEA Powers Expanded to Target Protesters

California Bureau of Cannabis Control Asks for More Policing Power; DEA Powers Expanded to Target Protesters

California Bureau of Cannabis Control Asks for More Policing Power; DEA Powers Expanded to Target Protesters CANORML - Bulletin

Emails show UC Santa Cruz police used military surveillance to suppress grad student strike

Emails show UC Santa Cruz police used military surveillance to suppress grad student strike

UC police used "friendly force trackers" and FBI tech to surveil grad student strikers protesting for a living wage

California’s COVID Enforcement Strategy: Education Over Citations

California’s COVID Enforcement Strategy: Education Over Citations

Gov. Gavin Newsom said in July that California would target businesses that flagrantly violate public health orders. But the state’s strategy of education over enforcement means that ...

Caldor Fire forces thousands more to evacuate, grows more than 10 times in size in 2 days

Caldor Fire forces thousands more to evacuate, grows more than 10 times in size in 2 days

The number of people evacuated in El Dorado County jumped from 6,850 on Tuesday to 23,000 on Wednesday, according to the latest numbers from the California Governor's Office of Emergency ...

Capitol roundup: Cybersecurity, driving high, more

Capitol roundup: Cybersecurity, driving high, more

With time running short in the California legislative session, lawmakers are ramping up efforts to finish business at the Capitol in Sacramento.