Cannabis regulators in 29 states and Washington, D.C., issued nearly 2,500 violations in 2024, according to a recent analysis. Michigan accounted for over a third of enforcement actions in 2024, with 928 notices – about 37% of the national total. California was next with 458 violations, followed by Washington and Missouri. Together, those four states made up 78% of all violations.

Those 2,500 violations resulted in $10.8 million in total fines. While fines serve as deterrents for operators, not all violations came with monetary penalties.

Regulators fined operators in just over one-third (849) of the violations with Michigan assigning the bulk – about $3.72 million – across 568 violations, averaging $6,549 per incident.

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