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DEA Medical Marijuana Case Secures Indictments Against Five

… DEA Medical Marijuana Case Secures Indictments Against Five April 29, … and Christopher Rafferty in connection with a statewide medical marijuana caregiver grow scheme.   The defendants …
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Boston Area Distributors Of Fresno-Grown "Medical" Marijuana Sentenced

… Boston Area Distributors Of Fresno-Grown "Medical" Marijuana Sentenced December 06, 2011 San Francisco Contact …
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Three Indicted For Cultivating Purported “Medical” Marijuana, Shipping It To Other States For Millions In Cash

… Three Indicted For Cultivating Purported “Medical” Marijuana, Shipping It To Other States For Millions In Cash …
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Drug Trafficker Who Tried To Hide Behind State Medical Marijuana Law Sentenced To Prison

… Drug Trafficker Who Tried To Hide Behind State Medical Marijuana Law Sentenced To Prison January 18, 2013 Seattle …
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Office Manager For Michigan Physician Sentenced To Prison For Accepting Kickbacks And Failure To Report Income From Medical Marijuana Certificationss

… For Accepting Kickbacks And Failure To Report Income From Medical Marijuana Certificationss October 06, 2014 Detroit …
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Marijuana Rescheduling Regulatory Actions

April 29, 2026
… Marijuana Rescheduling Regulatory Actions Marijuana … Actions Marijuana Rescheduling Regulatory Actions Medical Marijuana Dispensary Registration Portal If you are …
April 29, 2026
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Marijuana Cases Update

… Marijuana Cases Update April 28, 2014 San Francisco Contact … 837-2324 Stockton - (571) 387-3956 FRESNO, Calif.) - Three marijuana cultivators were sentenced today in separate … in Fresno County. The marijuana had been designated as “medical” but was, in fact, destined for distribution in …
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Case Update: Central Valley Marijuana Traffickers

… Case Update: Central Valley Marijuana Traffickers March 25, 2014 San Francisco Contact … plants under the guise of compliance with California medical marijuana law.  Although federal law does not …
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Alpaugh Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced

… Alpaugh Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced February 19, 2013 San … the landowner to grow 899 marijuana plants purportedly for medical use. Castellanos admitted that he was “just using his medical marijuana recommendation to make money.” Law …
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Case Update: Central Valley Marijuana Traffickers

… Case Update: Central Valley Marijuana Traffickers March 31, 2014 San Francisco Contact … a firearm.  The men claimed the plants were being grown for medical reasons.  While federal law does not recognize the …
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DEA Announces Actions Related To Marijuana And Industrial Hemp

… DEA Announces Actions Related To Marijuana And Industrial Hemp August 11, 2016 Headquarters … response to the petitions, DEA requested a scientific and medical evaluation and scheduling recommendation from the …
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Tulare County Marijuana Cultivator Convicted

… Tulare County Marijuana Cultivator Convicted December 03, 2012 San … of Alpaugh, to grow 899 marijuana plants for purportedly medical use. Castellanos admitted that he never consulted … According to his plea agreement, he was “just using his medical marijuana recommendation to make money.” Law …
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DEA to Hold Hearing on the Rescheduling of Marijuana

November 26, 2024
… DEA to Hold Hearing on the Rescheduling of Marijuana November 26, 2024 MEDIA ADVISORY WASHINGTON – … and Human Services that marijuana has a currently accepted medical use as well as HHS's views about marijuana's abuse …
November 26, 2024
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Bakersfield Marijuana Dispensary Owner Arrested, Charged With Conspiring With Others To Distribute Methamphetamine And Marijuana

… Bakersfield Marijuana Dispensary Owner Arrested, Charged With Conspiring … was the owner of the California's Best Cooperative Inc., a medical marijuana dispensary in Bakersfield during the time …
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Two indicted in connection with multimillion-dollar marijuana enterprise

… Two indicted in connection with multimillion-dollar marijuana enterprise May 21, 2019 New England Contact Info … Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … edibles) for sale. While Northern Herb purported to provide medical marijuana, it did not require a customer to provide …
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DEA proposes process to expand marijuana research in the United States

… DEA proposes process to expand marijuana research in the United States March 20, 2020 … action to further expand opportunities for scientific and medical research on marijuana in the United States.  The …
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DEA announces steps necessary to improve access to marijuana research

… DEA announces steps necessary to improve access to marijuana research August 26, 2019 Headquarters Contact Info … is moving forward to facilitate and expand scientific and medical research for marijuana in the United States. The DEA is providing notice …
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Federal Marijuana Case Update

… Federal Marijuana Case Update July 07, 2014 San Francisco Contact … distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana following his guilty plea earlier this year. …
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Owner Of Marijuana ‘Dispensaries’ Convicted Of Drug Trafficking

… Owner Of Marijuana ‘Dispensaries’ Convicted Of Drug Trafficking … illegal drug dealing behind what he falsely claimed was a ‘medical marijuana’ dispensary consistent with state law, was …
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Fresno County Marijuana Prosecution Updates

… Fresno County Marijuana Prosecution Updates July 22, 2013 San Francisco … year. Although Siribounthong indicated he had a California medical marijuana recommendation, he did not possess one and …
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Second Devil’s Den Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty

… Second Devil’s Den Marijuana Cultivator Pleads Guilty December 10, 2012 San … medicinal. Federal law, however, does not recognize any medical use of marijuana, and California law prohibits the …
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California To Connecticut Marijuana Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… California To Connecticut Marijuana Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracy … Fresno County Jail pending trial. He was taken to a Fresno medical facility to receive out-patient treatment. While …
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DEA Omaha Division encourages awareness of prescription medication abuse

March 01, 2019
… DEA Omaha Division encourages awareness of prescription medication abuse March 01, 2019 OMAHA, Neb. –   With … of the dangers of drug abuse and addiction to prescribed medications.   Synthetic opioids are highly potent, man-made … drugs are the second-most commonly abused substance after marijuana.  In 2017, 70,237 people died from a drug overdose …
March 01, 2019
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Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced to Prison

… Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced to Prison September 27, 2024 … Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … conspiracy related to his large-scale trafficking of marijuana.  Anderson also must serve the first six months of …
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Fresno Man Pleads Guilty In Interstate Marijuana Trafficking Ring And Money Laundering

… Fresno Man Pleads Guilty In Interstate Marijuana Trafficking Ring And Money Laundering August 26, … announced. “The defendants in this case used California’s medical marijuana laws to cloak traditional interstate drug …
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Multi-County Marijuana Cultivation Case Update

… Multi-County Marijuana Cultivation Case Update February 05, 2014 San … 837-2324 Stockton - (571) 387-3956 FRESNO, Calif.) - A marijuana cultivator was sentenced and one entered a guilty … motion detectors, chemicals, fertilizers, and purportedly medical marijuana recommendations from a doctor who has been …
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Operation “Chronic Problem" Results In Federal Charges Against Nevada Marijuana Dispensary Operators

… “Chronic Problem" Results In Federal Charges Against Nevada Marijuana Dispensary Operators January 06, 2011 Los Angeles … federal and state law through the operation of storefront medical marijuana businesses, announced Daniel G. Bogden, …
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Cannabis

Marijuana

January 22, 2025
Mind-altering psychoactive drug. Dry, shredded, green/brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds and leaves from the cannabis sativa plant. THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) is the main ingredient that produces the psychoactive effect. Addictive.
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San Diego Man Is Sentenced To 100 Months For Running Marijuana Dispensary And Money Laundering

… San Diego Man Is Sentenced To 100 Months For Running Marijuana Dispensary And Money Laundering January 24, 2013 … Ysidro - (619) 671-4500 - SAN DIEGO - A man who created two medical marijuana dispensaries and a phony board of …
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Strawberry Marijuana Farmers Plead Guilty

… Strawberry Marijuana Farmers Plead Guilty August 19, 2013 San Francisco … (707) 837-2324 Stockton - (571) 387-3956 Over four tons of marijuana seized near high school FRESNO, Calif. - Saelee … tons. The couple claimed the plants were being grown for medical reasons. However, the agents did not find any …