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DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

NORML

According to figures published in the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Statistical Report , the agency and its law enforcement partners confiscated an estimated four million marijuana plants in 2019 – up from 2.8 It was the second-lowest number of arrests reported by the DEA in the past decade.

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DEA Assisting “to the Maximum Extent Possible” in the Federal Law Enforcement Response to Nationwide Protests — NORML Responds

NORML

According to a DEA memorandum , the agency requested to expand its policing powers beyond the enforcement of federal drug laws to include the enforcement of “any federal crime committed as a result of protests over the death of George Floyd.” The DEA possesses the power to strictly enforce these violations of law.

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DEA Report Shows Marijuana Arrests And Seizures Up In 2020

SpeedWeed

million marijuana plants in 2020, a figure that is up nearly 20% over 2019. The annual DEA report also shows that federal law enforcement officers made nearly 5,000 cannabis-related arrests in 2020, a year wracked by the social and economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. The totals include more than 3.7

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Why the DEA Hemp Rule Challenge Really Matters

Canna Law Blog

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an interim final rule on hemp (“DEA hemp rule” or “rule”) on August 20, 2020. Yet, as we warned in 2020, the rule creates perils for the hemp derivative industry. THC or destroys any byproduct with levels above the legal threshold.

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Why the DEA Hemp Rule Challenge Really Matters. A Lot.

Canna Law Blog

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an interim final rule on hemp (“DEA hemp rule” or “rule”) on August 20, 2020. Yet, as we warned in 2020, the rule creates perils for the hemp derivative industry. THC or destroys any byproduct with levels above the legal threshold.

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The Year in Weed: 2020 Edition

The Blunt Truth

Last year , I predicted that “…much will happen in 2020.” Whether you think that 2020 was the worst year ever, or only the worst year in your lifetime, no one is sorry to turn the page on the past 12 months. So let’s get this “Goodbye and Good Riddance to 2020” party started. What did happen?

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DEA Report: Federal Cannabis Arrests Drop Again.

Cannabis Law Report

Federal marijuana arrests continue to plummet year over year as more states move to legalize cannabis, new data from the Justice Department shows. Federal Marijuana Arrests Continue To Drop Amid Legalization Movement, New Justice Department Report Shows. Read full report.

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