The U.S. District Court in California’s Southern District ruled on Monday that the Bureau of Cannabis Control must hand over all Drug Enforcement Agency-requested documents relating to an investigation of Mexican imports.
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- The ruling is the latest in a back-and-forth since January, when California regulators refused to comply with the subpoena. In July, the Justice Department requested the court order.
- A 2019 DEA email to the BCC last year said the documents would serve as part of an investigation of “possible importation/transportation of a controlled substance (marijuana ‘crude oil’) from Mexico” by six licensees.
- The redacted subpoena asks for licenses, license applications and shipping manifests.
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- The quietest ground-breaking development since legalization might be the state’s “This is California Cannabis” promotional campaign.
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