Pot Cops

Pot Cops
GenreDocudrama
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducerJato C. Smith
EditorRich Winkler
Running time40–44 minutes
Production companyHoggard Films
Original release
NetworkDiscovery Channel
ReleaseFebruary 20 (2013-02-20) –
April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17)
Related
Weed Country

Pot Cops is an American reality television series that aired on the Discovery Channel. The show premiered on February 20, 2013, during Discovery Channel's programming block titled "Weed Wednesdays", along with Weed Country.[1][2] The series followed dealers, growers and patients of the marijuana trade in Humboldt County, California, located within the Emerald Triangle, along with the enforcers of the law at the Humboldt County Sheriff's office.[3] 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.[4] Pot Cops highlighted the difficulty that Humboldt County law enforcement officers faced in enforcing marijuana laws in California, after the passage of Proposition 215 in 1996 and before Proposition 64 in 2016.[5][6]

Cast

  • Lt. Wayne Hanson, Head of the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF)[7]
  • 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

No.TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Cartel Threat"February 20, 2013 (2013-02-20)N/A
2"Buried in Weed"April 3, 2013 (2013-04-03)N/A
3"End of Harvest"April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17)N/A

References

  1. ^ Matheson, Whitney (February 13, 2016). "Discovery Channel introduces 'Weed Wednesdays'". USA Today. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Zimmerman, Phil (February 22, 2013). "Discovery Channel Goes Inside the Underground World of Pot Growers". Discovery. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Kemp, Kym (February 10, 2013). "Pot Cops — A Look Inside the First Episodes of the New Discovery Channel T.V. Series Filmed Here in Humboldt". Lost Coast Outpost. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Crane-Murdoch, Sierra (November 1, 2015). "War in Weed Country". Vice. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  5. ^ McKay, Hollie (April 13, 2016). "Exclusive: New Discovery Channel series 'Pot Cops' chronicles marijuana crackdown". Fox News. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Associated Press (February 19, 2013). "Weed Country,' 'Pot Cops' coming to Discovery". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Pot Cops: Cast". TV Tango. Retrieved June 6, 2021.


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