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Over 6,000 plants seized in California raid at suspended grow operation

Authorities eradicated cannabis at a Willow Creek facility with suspended license; one person arrested in the operation.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

Machine-written from our data · source: kymkemp.com

August 8, 2026 · 7:26 AM ET

Cannabis plants inside a commercial greenhouse — file photo, not the scene of this story.

Law enforcement eradicated more than 6,000 cannabis plants at a Willow Creek grow operation and arrested one person, according to reporting from kymkemp.com. The facility's license status at the time of the raid remains unclear from available records, though the operation was suspended.

The eradication comes amid broader churn in California's licensed market, where state records show four licenses went inactive in recent days (Maverick Star, Inc.; CAL TRACK DISTRIBUTIONS LLC; GC CA Ventures, LLC; and Flow Kana), while three new retail licenses were approved between August 6 and 8. California maintains 4,407 active cultivation licenses statewide.

The incident suggests enforcement activity continues against unlicensed or improperly operated grows. Worth monitoring: whether this operation held a valid state license and what regulatory gap—if any—allowed the large cultivation to operate under suspension.

Original report: kymkemp.com ↗

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