The California attorney general’s office has been soliciting input from local government and cannabis industry groups as it works to finalize an opinion on the potential legal risks of authorizing interstate marijuana commerce under ongoing federal prohibition, documents obtained by Marijuana Moment show.
At least three organizations representing local governments have so far answered the attorney general’s call, saying that they do not expect California would be at “significant risk” of facing federal enforcement action if officials were to authorize the import and export of cannabis with other consenting legal states.
California, Oregon and Washington State have all passed laws allowing officials to enter into cross-border cannabis trade agreements with other states, although Oregon’s and Washington’s laws both require some form of federal reform or guidance to proceed. California’s law, by contrast, contains a provision empowering Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to craft interstate agreements if the state’s attorney general determines that doing so would not put the state in legal jeopardy.
The review now underway in the California AG’s Opinions Unit was initiated following a request from the state Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) in January. Emails and letters provided to Marijuana Moment in response to a Public Records Act
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