Allen police on Tuesday executed search and seizure warrants at nine different vape shops in the city and accused the stores of selling products that have...
Allen police on Tuesday executed search and seizure warrants at nine different vape shops in the city and accused the stores of selling products that have illegal levels of THC.
San Marcos-based attorney David Sergi, who represents at least eight of the shops targeted by police, said his clients have been accused of manufacturing and distributing illegal tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, products.Allen police confirmed the department, with the support of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Collin County Sheriff’s Office, executed search and seizure warrants at nine businesses in the city.
Allen police’s actions were an “escalation” of the tactics he has seen used in other parts of the state to intimidate businesses selling legal hemp-based products, Sergi said. “There is a right way and a wrong way under Texas law to deal with products that may be out of compliance, and they have gone down the complete wrong path, and they will be held to account,” Sergi said.In May, multiple businesses that sell cannabinoid products legally in the city received a letter signed by Allen Police Chief Steve Dye warning them that the department had identified CBD and vape shops selling “illegal THC products.
In July, the DEA subpoenaed many of the businesses selling legal hemp-based products to turn over records, Sergi said. Shortly afterward, some shops created the Allen Hemp Coalition and hired Sergi to represent them., Reporter. Hojun Choi is a reporter covering Collin County. Before joining the local government team, he was a breaking news reporter for The Dallas Morning News. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.
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