SACRAMENTO – As California continues its coordinated statewide crackdown on the illicit cannabis market, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced authorities have seized and destroyed more than 139,000 pounds of illegal cannabis worth more than $230 million so far this year. The overall enforcement effort through the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force (UCETF) targets illegal operations that threaten public safety, damage California’s natural resources and undermine the state’s regulated cannabis industry. Through September 2026, these enforcement efforts have also eradicated 236,846 cannabis plants.