Overview

• ICE operations at Glass House Farms in Camarillo and Carpinteria led to over 360 arrests and the recovery of 14 immigrant minors.
• The California Department of Cannabis Control has launched a formal investigation into alleged child labor practices at the company.
• The United Farm Workers union has urged non-U.S. citizens to avoid jobs in the legal cannabis sector to protect themselves from immigration enforcement actions.
• Cannabis cultivators are reassessing compliance measures by retaining criminal counsel, learning to interpret search warrants and planning for potential bail.
• President Trump’s administration has yet to move forward on cannabis rescheduling and the DEA nominee declined to commit to reclassification.