IndustryDevelopments | International & State WA VT NH MT OR ID WY NV UT CA CO KS MO KY NC TN AZ NM TX OK AR MS LA FL AK AL GA SC NE IA OH IL IN WV VA DE MD DC SD ND MN MA WI MI PA NJ NY RI CT ME HI ■ Medical ■ Recreational Note: This map does not include states that have legalized only CBD-based oils. State News © 2021 MJBizDaily, a division of Anne Holland Ventures. All rights reserved. Data is current as of August 12, 2021. Arkansas Arkansas True Grass has begun collecting signatures to get a recreational marijuana legalization initiative before voters in the 2022 general election. The group has until July 2022 to gather the necessary signatures to get the initiative on the ballot. If the measure passes, the industry would be regulated by the state Department of Agriculture and home cultivation would also be legalized. California Los Angeles County authorities announced the seizure of the largest illegal crop of marijuana in state history, worth an estimated $1 billion. L.A. sheriff's deputies seized 373,000 marijuana plants and 33,480 pounds of cannabis flower, which have a combined value of about $1.2 billion on the illicit market. The seizure was the result of a 10-day law enforcement investigation that culminated in search warrants being served June 8 on 200 facilities in the Antelope Valley area. There were 131 arrests made in connection with the raids. L.A. Sheriff Alex Villanueva said criminals running the facilities were stealing groundwater and threatening local residents. 26 MJBizMagazine | September 2021