BECERRA REJECTS DOJ’S BCC SUBPOENA

CA Attorney Gen. Xavier Becerra

In January, the Drug Enforcement Administration subpoenaed the Bureau of Cannabis Control for documents on multiple weed businesses, explaining only that the information sought is "relevant and material to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry."

The Bureau objected to the DEA request on the grounds that it's been insufficiently explained and may violate privacy law. Then, earlier this month, the Justice Department requested that California's U.S. District Court for the Southern District make the BCC give up records. 

On Thursday, Attorney General Xavier Becerra

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