''Pot Cops'' is an American

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series that aired on the

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. The show premiered on February 20, 2013, during Discovery Channel's programming block titled "Weed Wednesdays", along with ''

Weed Country ''Weed Country'' is an American reality television series that aired on the Discovery Channel. The series premiered on February 20, 2013, during Discovery Channel's programming block titled "Weed Wednesdays". The series followed dealers, growers a ...

''. The series followed dealers, growers and patients of the

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trade in

Humboldt County, California Humboldt County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,463. The county seat is Eureka. Humboldt County comprises the Eureka–Arcata–Fortuna, California Micropolitan Statistica ...

, located within the

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, along with the enforcers of the law at the Humboldt County

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's office. Well known Humboldt County grower Timothy Littlefield is featured prominently in an episode where a garden was raided in a joint investigation with the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs Police. Pot Cops highlighted the difficulty that Humboldt County law enforcement officers faced in enforcing marijuana laws in California, after the passage of

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in 1996 and before Proposition 64 in 2016.

Cast

* Lt. Wayne Hanson, Head of the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) * Deputy Todd Fulton, Drug Enforcement Unit * Sgt. Bryan Quenell, Drug Enforcement Unit * Deputy Greg Musson, Drug Enforcement Unit * Deputy Blake Massaro, Drug Enforcement Unit, HCDTF * Agent Steve Dunn, Humboldt County Drug Task Force Special Agent

Episodes

References

External links

* * 2013 American television series debuts 2013 American television series endings English-language television shows Discovery Channel original programming American television series about cannabis Cannabis in California {{US-tv-prog-stub