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  1. June 29, 2022

    Tribal Hemp Co. Loses Final Claim In $77M Seizure Suit

    A federal judge in California has thrown out the entirety of a Native American hemp company's $77 million lawsuit against its local sheriff's office, reversing her previous decision to leave intact a single claim that Free Spirit Organics brought over the 2017 seizure of its crop.

  2. April 25, 2022

    Hemp Co. Rips 'Duplicative' Bid To End $77M Seizure Suit

    A Native American hemp company urged a Golden State federal judge Friday to reject a Northern California county's bid to end a suit alleging sheriff's deputies illegally seized $77 million in hemp, arguing that the county's latest dismissal bid is "duplicative" and rehashes the arguments the judge recently rejected.

  3. April 08, 2022

    Hemp-Seizing Calif. County Slams Co.'s Illegal Warrant Claim

    A Northern California county asked a California federal judge Friday to put the final nail in the coffin on a suit alleging improper seizure of $77 million in hemp from a Native American company, arguing the remaining claim fails because the company insufficiently pleaded that deputies served an unlawful nighttime warrant.

  4. March 28, 2022

    Judge Largely Axes $77M Tribal Hemp Seizure Suit

    A California federal judge has permanently dismissed most of an amended lawsuit accusing a Northern California county's officials of improperly seizing $77 million in hemp from a Native American company, letting just one claim for unlawful seizure stand.

  5. August 12, 2020

    Calif. County Wants $77M Tribal Hemp Seizure Suit Tossed

    A Northern California county has asked a federal judge to toss an amended lawsuit accusing its officials of improperly seizing $77 million in hemp from a Native American company, saying the hemp was entirely illegal.

  6. July 08, 2020

    Calif. Farm Dismissed From $77M Tribal Hemp Seizure Suit

    A California federal judge has dismissed a farm from a tribal-owned company's suit against officials for San Joaquin County over their decision to seize $77 million worth of hemp crops, saying the farm did not establish standing in the case.

  7. June 11, 2018

    Calif. County Continues To Fight Suit Over Hemp Seizure

    San Joaquin County, California, officials told a federal court Friday that a tribal-owned company and various individuals suing the officials over a decision to seize $77 million worth of hemp crops don't have standing to bring the suit.

  8. May 21, 2018

    Calif. County Must Face $77M Hemp Seizure Suit, Court Told

    Cannabis Science Inc., American States University and others urged a California federal court Friday not to toss their suit against a California county over its decision to seize $77 million worth of hemp crops from a Native American tribe, saying they were injured financially and that "no due process whatsoever was afforded to the cultivators of the research crop."

  9. April 06, 2018

    Calif. County Can't Escape Hemp Seizure Suit, Court Told

    Cannabis Science Inc., American States University and others on Friday urged a California federal court not to toss their suit challenging a California county's decision to seize $77 million worth of hemp crops from a Native American tribe, saying the county can't regulate hemp that is grown for research.

  10. January 17, 2018

    Calif. County Wants Tribe's Suit Over Hemp Seizure Nixed

    California's San Joaquin County on Tuesday defended its decision to seize $77 million worth of hemp crops from a Native American tribe, a university and others, asking a California federal court to dismiss a related suit because the local ordinance it was enforcing is legal and the crops were not legal.

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