Cannacurio #113: Violations and recalls 2024 Summary

Cannabiz Media has pursued violations and recalls from cannabis license since 2015 and has collected data on public dashboards, open -ccess requests and direct regulatory reports. Here are the most important results of this research:

Key results

• A total of 2,484 violations were issued by the persecution of states in 2024.
• Michigan led with 928 violations (37% of the total amount), followed by California (458), Washington (283) and Missouri (268). These top four made 78% of all violations.
• The supervisory authorities received fines of 10.8 million US dollars, with Florida the largest single punishment – 2.43 million US dollars – spending on the unauthorized sales with “Seed Flower”.
• Of the 2,484 violations, 849 (34%) bore recognizable fines. Michigan accounted for 67% of the total amount.
• The recalls were far less common: 92 events in 2024, led by California (57), with pesticide, mycological and organic contamination as the most common reasons.

Violation

Violation categories (2014–2025)

In the past ten years, operations and records have consistently dominated, followed by inventory, sales point and security.

Violations with fines

• Total level spent: 10,803,064 USD at 849 violations (34%).
• Michigan's share: USD 3.72 million (568 fines; $ 6,549 average).Φ
• Florida's greatest punishment: 2.43 million US dollars for the Ayr Cannabis pharmacy (24,337 units × 100).Φ
• Highest average fines: Massachusetts for $ 130,833 (6 violations of $ 785,000).

Here you will find the details of violations with fines for five key markets:

Remember

Reclaims occur at much less frequency than violations, although the amount varies from year to year. In 2024 we recorded 92 recalls, 57 exhibited by California.

Call up Snapshot in 2024

• Total recall: 92Φ
• Top condition: California with 57 recalls
• Primary recall causes:
  • Mycological contamination
  • Organic contamination
  • Pesticide presence

Implications and recommendations

Implications

1. The enforcement priorities vary depending on the state and reflect differences in regulatory focus and resource allocation.
2. Categories with high categories (operations, records) propose areas in which licensees should concentrate.
3. Fine can be regarded both as a deterrent and as business costs. Benchmarking in the States helps to assess the risk exposure.

Strategic recommendations for operators

• Implement an annual self -confidence and aim at the five most important violation categories in your operating states.
• Integrate compliance scorecards into the Dashboard of Executive in order to obtain the visibility of risk areas in real time.

Future research

Longitudinal analyzes of enforcement trends could show how the priorities of the violations develop through ripening cannabis programs. The exploration of the disciplinary badge owners can also support the cooperation with several states to contain the tribulation of bad actors.

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author

Ed Keating, co -founder of Cannabiz Media, heads data research and government relationships. He has spent his career advising compliance information on securities, corporate, security and environmental markets. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School from Northwestern University and a BA from Hamilton College.

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