California’s Top Marijuana Regulator Says Local Bans ‘Benefit’ Illicit Market, With 97% Of Busts In Counties Without Legal Growers

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By Tom AngellJul 14, 2026, 1:50 pm131 ptsTrendingTop
About 97 percent of marijuana seized by California officials in unincorporated areas of the state came from counties that continue to ban licensed growers, new data from the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) reveals. That shows how local governments that have refused to get on board with California’s…

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