Fresno is the first municipality to participate in a new California program aimed at reining in illegal cannabis production and sales.
The Central Valley city has adopted the Cannabis Administrative Prosecutor Program (CAPP), which will utilize resources from the office of Attorney General Rob Bonta, according to Fresno TV station KFSN.
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Under the program, the state will:
Increase the scope of illicit marijuana enforcement. Provide resources and education to build enforcement programs. Provide cost-effective evidence collection that could lead to large-scale, statewide prosecutions.
And, according to a news release, the California Department of Justice will:
Provide attorneys. Assist with investigative services. Handle administrative work. Offer private process servers. Contract code compliance officers and abatement contractors.
The initiative between the state DOJ and local jurisdictions aims to supplement criminal and civil enforcement efforts undertaken by the agency’s Eradication and Prevention of Illicit
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