Enforcement efforts continue to focus on operations that ultimately support the licensed market and community safety SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that over $316M worth of illegal cannabis was seized in the first quarter of 2025 through the combined efforts of the Governor’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force (UCETF), the Department of Fish […]

SACRAMENTO – Upholding California’s law making cannabis legal, the California Supreme Court has depublished a California Court of Appeal decision in JCCrandall v. County of Santa Barbara, so that it has no effect as precedent. The California Supreme Court’s action eliminates the Court of Appeal’s suggestion that California’s cannabis regulations were unlawful due to cannabis […]

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) announced the filing of a new cannabis cultivation regulatory package designed to streamline administration, eliminate redundant regulations, and enhance consumer protections. These changes underscore the DCC’s ongoing commitment to creating a more efficient, transparent, and accountable cannabis market that prioritizes public health and safety while […]

Departmental cooperation strengthens the state’s aggressive stance on unlicensed cannabis operations SACRAMENTO – Continuing efforts to reinforce public safety, public health and the legal and regulated cannabis market, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) combined efforts led to the seizure of $20,852,700 worth of illicit cannabis plants in Oakland. Last week […]

Task force’s highlights include millions of pieces of illegal cannabis packaging targeting children seized SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the ongoing achievements of the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force (UCETF), which seized and destroyed over $254 million in unlicensed cannabis and products during 2024. UCETF concentrated its enforcement efforts on illegal cultivation, retail, and delivery services, […]