Evidence

Evidence was founded in 2021 by siblings Casey, Dan, and Kelly Dalton, emerging from their parent company Ocean Grown Extracts, which Kelly established in 2013. The brand launched strategically during Juneteenth and the 50th anniversary of the War on Drugs, making a powerful statement about cannabis justice reform.When California legalized adult-use cannabis through Proposition 64 in 2016, Casey saw an opportunity to legitimize her brother Kelly's legacy growing operation. She scouted municipalities open to cannabis, discovering Coalinga—a city facing bankruptcy with $3.7 million in debt. In 2016, the family purchased the abandoned Claremont Custody Center, a 77,000-square-foot former private prison on 24 acres, for $4.1 million.This purchase immediately rescued Coalinga from financial crisis and created over 100 local jobs in the first year. The brand gained instant recognition through partnerships with reggae icon Damian Marley (who Dan manages) and filmmaker Nabil Elderkin. In 2021, Evidence partnered with Cookies to open Fresno County's first consumption lounge, cementing their position as industry innovators who transform spaces of incarceration into centers of healing and opportunity.

Evidence operates exclusively in California from their unique facility—a converted prison in Coalinga that serves as cultivation, manufacturing, and distribution headquarters. The brand specializes in sun-grown outdoor cannabis, leveraging California's ideal growing conditions with expertise from master grower Kyle Walton, a Humboldt County veteran.Their vertically integrated operation spans approximately seven acres of outdoor cultivation, producing everything in-house from flower to concentrates, edibles, and infused products. Evidence's product lineup includes premium flower packaged in authentic police evidence bags, strain-specific diamonds and live resin, infused pre-rolls using their proprietary enhancement technology, and high-potency vape cartridges (90%+ THC). Each flower bag includes Vibes rolling papers and a Last Prisoner Project matchbook.Popular strains include Hella Jelly, Berry Pie, and Caramel Cream—all developed from their extensive genetics library. The brand maintains strict quality standards, growing pesticide-free cannabis and testing all materials before and after processing. As part of parent company Ocean Grown Extracts, Evidence benefits from world-renowned chemists who ensure dosage consistency and purity across their entire product range, making premium cannabis accessible to everyday consumers.

Evidence's mission is captured in their powerful slogan: "We grow weed at a prison to help get people out of prison for growing weed." The brand is fundamentally committed to cannabis criminal justice reform, donating $1 from every Evidence bag sold to the Last Prisoner Project—a nonprofit dedicated to releasing and supporting incarcerated individuals serving time for cannabis-related offenses.Beyond charitable giving, Evidence actively works to destigmatize cannabis use and educate consumers about the ongoing harms of the War on Drugs. Their distinctive police evidence bag packaging serves as an unapologetic conversation starter about the 40,000+ nonviolent cannabis prisoners still incarcerated in America. The Dalton family believes in providing high-quality, affordable cannabis to working people while employing local community members, many of whom previously worked at the prison facility. Evidence represents their vision of turning symbols of oppression into vessels of healing, opportunity, and social justice.