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Emile

(43,244 posts)
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 05:36 PM Oct 2025

Kansas officials crack down on 'brazen' sales of marijuana and THC products with statewide raids

TOPEKA — Kansas Bureau of Investigation director Tony Mattivi and Attorney General Kris Kobach announced a crackdown Wednesday on “brazen” sales of marijuana and THC products as law enforcement raided 10 shops in six cities across the state.

The two spoke to reporters at a news conference in Topeka while the raids were underway, and they said additional stores would be targeted later Wednesday and again on Thursday.

Mattivi said the KBI was targeting illegal retail drug sales because teenagers were suffering dire health consequences from consuming products with high concentrations of THC.

“I was at one of these locations earlier today,” Mattivi said. “The violations of the Kansas Controlled Substances Act are brazen. These places are selling pre-rolled marijuana cigarettes. They’re selling marijuana bud. They’re selling marijuana flower in canisters and cigarette by cigarette.

Read more at: https://kansasreflector.com/2025/10/01/kansas-officials-crack-down-on-brazen-sales-of-marijuana-and-thc-products-with-statewide-raids/

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Kansas officials crack down on 'brazen' sales of marijuana and THC products with statewide raids (Original Post) Emile Oct 2025 OP
we are all well aware of the consequences of selling loosies... ret5hd Oct 2025 #1
OMG! I remember when we had to buy a liquor card to buy drinks in KS! No liquor sales on Sundays! Clouds Passing Oct 2025 #2

ret5hd

(22,588 posts)
1. we are all well aware of the consequences of selling loosies...
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 05:46 PM
Oct 2025

and that’s just tobacco.

Clouds Passing

(8,189 posts)
2. OMG! I remember when we had to buy a liquor card to buy drinks in KS! No liquor sales on Sundays!
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 07:26 PM
Oct 2025

3.2 beer for 18 yos.

But so slow is the KS legislature still a ban on mj.

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