Hemp Enforcement Tracker

This page is limited to sourced, concrete actions such as inspections, warnings, suspensions, penalties, raids, arrests, recalls, forfeitures, and seizures. A law taking effect or a lawsuit is not counted as enforcement. Dates in the future are labeled Scheduled; missing-source imports remain preserved but are not published.

Concrete enforcement actions

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EventGreensboro Police raid Essential Hemp and OG Hustler shops, seize delta-8 productsOpen source In mid-September 2021, Detective DS Rake with the Greensboro Police Department executed search warrants at Essential Hemp downtown and three OG Hustler Smoke Shop locations. Officers conducted controlled buys in August 2021 and tested products. However, all charges against store owners were later dropped, citing confusion over hemp legality under federal vs. state law.Confidence: High

JurisdictionNC

KindRaid

DateReported
Sep 15, 2021

EventWaukesha County raids Menomonee Falls CBD shop, seizes delta-8 productsOpen source Waukesha County Sheriff's Office and Menomonee Falls police executed a search warrant at a CBD/delta-8 retailer, confiscating products officers believed contained prohibited levels of delta-9-THC despite being labeled as delta-8 or CBD. Three people were arrested, though charges were not pursued as the owner was not charged with an obvious violation given the legal ambiguity around delta-8 products.Confidence: High

JurisdictionWI

KindRaid

DateReported
Apr 1, 2021

EventNYC police arrest man receiving 106 pounds of Vermont hemp shipment, seize the hempOpen source Ronen Levy was arrested in November when he went to pick up 106 pounds of hemp from Fox Holler Farms in Vermont that his brother had sent via FedEx to their CBD business, Green Angel, in Brooklyn. NYC police confiscated the hemp believing it was marijuana, though testing confirmed it contained 0.06% THC (compliant with federal law). Criminal charges were dropped and the brothers later sought $10 million in damages.Confidence: High

JurisdictionNY

KindArrest

DateReported
Nov 6, 2019

EventSouth Carolina SLED raids hemp farm, destroys $2 million crop of Trent PendarvisOpen source SLED agents executed a raid on Pendarvis' Lowcountry farm in Dorchester County on Sept. 19, 2019, and destroyed his $2 million hemp crop without a court order. Pendarvis was charged with unlawful cultivation for planting hemp in a different field than his license application, but the charge was dismissed in August 2022 due to insufficient evidence. Pendarvis requested to speak with his lawyer seven times before destruction but was denied.Confidence: High

JurisdictionSC

KindRaid

DateReported
Sep 19, 2019

EventColorado hemp delivery driver arrested in South Dakota for transporting 292 pounds of legal hempOpen source Robert Herzberg was pulled over on Interstate 90 near Kadoka for speeding and charged with marijuana crimes for transporting 292 pounds of legal hemp from Colorado to Minnesota. South Dakota is one of three states that had not legalized hemp. Herzberg eventually pleaded guilty to ingesting cocaine and marijuana and was sentenced to one year unsupervised probation with $4,350 in fines.Confidence: High

JurisdictionSD

KindArrest

DateReported
Jul 16, 2019

EventTexas Department of Public Safety seizes 320+ pounds of THC products in Carson CountyOpen source On June 3, 2019, the Texas Department of Public Safety seized over 320 pounds of THC products after a Texas Highway Patrol trooper stopped a vehicle in Carson County during routine enforcement operations.Confidence: High

JurisdictionTX

KindSeizure

DateReported
Jun 3, 2019

EventJosephine County deputies seize and destroy $2 million hemp from Oregonized Hemp Co.Open source On April 22, 2019, deputies and Oregon State Police executed a warrant at the Oregonized Hemp Co. warehouse in Williams, OR, seizing over 10,000 pounds of hemp plant material and 13,000 gallons of hemp extract. The hemp was destroyed by court order the next day despite being federally compliant. Owner Justin Pitts filed suit for $2 million in damages for civil rights and due process violations.Confidence: High

JurisdictionOR

KindSeizure

DateReported
Apr 22, 2019

EventIdaho State Police seizes 6,701 pounds of federally legal hemp bound for ColoradoOpen source Idaho State Police in Ada County confiscated a shipment of industrial hemp belonging to Big Sky Scientific, a Colorado-based hemp processor, along I-84. Driver Denis Palamarchuk was arrested; the shipment was later confirmed to contain compliant hemp at 0.3% THC or less, but Idaho courts upheld the seizure on grounds that hemp was illegal under state law.Confidence: High

JurisdictionID

KindSeizure

DateReported
Jan 24, 2019

EventPawhuska police seize 18,000 pounds of legal hemp being transported from Kansas to ColoradoOpen source Four men were arrested in Pawhuska on marijuana trafficking charges for transporting 18,000 pounds of legal hemp from Kansas to Colorado. The cargo was confirmed to be compliant hemp, and all charges were dismissed in July 2019. The company's contractors had received pre-clearance from Oklahoma to transport the hemp through the state.Confidence: High

JurisdictionOK

KindSeizure

DateReported
Jan 15, 2019