Cannabis Regulator Whistleblower Sues California, Alleges Retaliation After Reporting Lab Testing Misconduct
Tanisha Bogans, a former deputy director at California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC), has filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination after raising concerns about misconduct in the state’s cannabis testing labs.
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claims that Bogans was fired in January 2024 after pushing for action on reports of testing labs falsifying THC potency results and covering up product contamination, reported Green Market Report.
Bogans, who was hired in December 2022 to oversee lab compliance, alleges that her superiors –DCC Director Nicole Elliott and Chief Deputy Director Rasha Salama – ignored multiple …