Federal Agents Raid Glass House Farms Cannabis Sites Near LA, Detentions and Tear Gas Used Amid Protests
In a dramatic escalation surrounding California’s burgeoning cannabis industry, federal agents executed a series of raids on Glass House Farms marijuana cultivation sites near Los Angeles, leading to multiple detentions and the deployment of tear gas to disperse protesting crowds. The incident, which unfolded in the early hours of 2024, underscores ongoing tensions between federal authorities and cannabis businesses operating in states where marijuana is legal under state law but remains federally prohibited. The raids targeted several Glass House Farms facilities located in the agricultural hubs just outside the Los Angeles metropolitan area. According to reports from eyewitnesses and law












