FEDS PROSECUTE CA OPERATOR FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING, NOT POT
California cannabis company WellGreensCA and two of its executives face federal criminal charges for allegedly dumping 1,500 pounds of toxic waste.
MJ Biz
- A federal prosecutor charges two executives conspired to illegally dump 28 drums of ethanol waste between November 2017 and June 2018.
- An attorney for WellGreensCA said the company had passed multiple inspections and blamed a compliance consultant the company had hired.
- Canna Law Blog discusses why the company wasn’t charged with anything directly related to cannabis.
Quick Hit
- An unlicensed Santa Cruz grower tried to block a raid with a tractor. ????WeedWeek California is tracking California’s crackdown on unlicensed businesses.
