Enforcement actions — raids, seizures, license denials, compliance sweeps — by state.
| Event | State | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawsuit seeks to block Missouri ban on intoxicating hemp products - Columbia Missourian | MO | litigation | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Several area 'smoke shops' charged with selling illegal vapes, hemp products and marijuana - New Jersey Hills Media Group | NJ | arrest | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Federal agents seize drugs, guns and cash in Massena, Hogansburg raids - WWNY | seizure | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| Hemp business owners sue city of Allen, police and DEA over smoke shop raids - Houston Chronicle | raid | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| Minnesota Cannabis Regulators Kill License Preapproval Process for Social Equity Applicants - Cannabis Business Times | MN | license_action | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Schedule One Lawsuit 2026: Who Is Suing the DEA and Why - LawFold.com | litigation | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| Smoke shops raided across Morris County, NJ after the new law ended the THC "loophole." | NJ | raid | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Roxbury, NJ smoke shops among many charged with under-the-counter THC sales in a multi-agency raid. | NJ | retail_removal | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Cherokee County, AL compliance checks resulted in the seizure of THC and kratom products. | AL | seizure | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Oregon multi-agency task force busted a rural black-market cannabis grow. | OR | seizure | Jul 10, 2026 |
| NC ALE and Winston-Salem police raided 5 businesses after drug-sales complaints. | NC | raid | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Two arrested (one wanted) after a major drug bust at a Woodbridge, VA smoke shop tied to a Woodbridge business investigation; part of a Prince William County joint-agency seizure. | VA | arrest | Jul 8, 2026 |
| 5 illegal marijuana operations raided in Woodward, OK; ~30,000 plants seized (amid Gov. Stitt's enforcement push). | OK | seizure | Jul 8, 2026 |
| California seized more than 63,000 pounds of illegal cannabis (~$104M) over three months in a statewide crackdown (Newsom announcement); CDPH also imposed an emergency no-detectable-THC hemp rule. | CA | seizure | Jul 8, 2026 |
| THCA (~75% of the TN hemp market) became illegal at retail July 1 2026 under Public Chapter 526's total-THC definition; state cut hemp wholesale tax projections from >$55M to <$10M (~80% drop) and retailers expect ~60% revenue loss. Approx. date = effective date. | TN | rule_enforcement | Jul 1, 2026 |
| TN banned DTC/online/shipping of intoxicating hemp into the state as of the July 1 2026 cutover, closing the mail-order valve inside TN. | TN | rule_enforcement | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Confirmed TN closures/pivots after the July 1 THCA ban: Hemp House (Knoxville, in business 8 years) closed; Perfect Plant moved online retail out of state; Consider It Flowers / Burning Acre relocated retail, manufacturing and wholesale from TN into North Carolina. Approx. date = deadline. | TN | retail_removal | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Knoxville hemp shops forced to pivot product lines as new TN hemp regulations took effect July 1 2026 (operator: "It just sucks"). | TN | retail_removal | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Delta-8 THC became illegal in Georgia effective July 1 2026; an AG advisory told retailers to destroy delta-8 inventory by that date. | GA | recall_embargo | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Hawaii HB1482/Act 269 statewide enforcement of hemp retailer & distributor registration began July 1 2026 (grace period ended June 30); DOH/AG/DLE/county police may seize non-compliant hemp. | HI | rule_enforcement | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Two people arrested for illegal hemp in raids at multiple Opelika, AL businesses (around HB445's smokable ban / ABC-only regime, eff. Jan 1 2026). | AL | arrest | Jul 1, 2026 |
| 15 barrels of illegal vapes seized under Wisconsin's new vape law. | WI | seizure | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Legacy TDA hemp licenses (covering THCA/delta-8 sell-through under the litigation settlement) expired June 30 2026; after that all operators must be TABC-licensed under the total-THC definition, ending the transition window. | TN | license_action | Jun 30, 2026 |
| ~$50K in THC and marijuana products seized from a northwest Charlotte, NC home. | NC | seizure | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Main enforcement of NJ A5322/A-law reclassification began; products >0.3% total THC or >0.4mg/container no longer "hemp" — delta-8/THCA/HHC/gummies pulled from smoke shops and gas stations, dispensary-only. | NJ | rule_enforcement | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Texas DSHS total-THC (incl. THCA) rule banning THCA flower took effect Mar 31 2026; later enjoined by a Travis County TRO Apr 8 2026, restored via Jun 5 2026 order. Retailers pivoted to THCP flower to skirt the ban. | TX | rule_enforcement | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Ohio SB56 ban on intoxicating hemp became effective Mar 20 2026, pulling delta-8/THCA products from general retail. | OH | rule_enforcement | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Ohio AG Dave Yost filed an antitrust suit Feb 5 2026 against 9 marijuana MSOs (incl. GTI/Verano/Curaleaf/Cresco/Trulieve) under Ohio's Valentine Act alleging price-fixing ($500/day/defendant + injunction), citing similar deals in 12 other states. Targets MSOs, not hemp operators. | OH | lawsuit | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Wyoming's SF32 ban on delta-8 was upheld by the 10th Circuit Oct 27 2025; ~70% of some retailers' sales were the banned cannabinoids and Green Room (Casper) closed. | WY | rule_enforcement | Oct 27, 2025 |
| South Dakota conducted product seizures and AG sting operations against intoxicating-hemp retailers beginning July 14 2025 under HB1125 (bans d8/d10/HHC/THCP). | SD | seizure | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Arkansas enforcement wave under Act 629 produced >6,000 product seizures and 2,800+ retail compliance visits; out-of-state shipment into AR banned. Approx. date = Act 629 regime year (8th Cir. upheld ban Jun 24 2025). | AR | seizure | Jan 1, 2025 |