United States v. The Bureau of Cannabis Control
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No.: 20cv1375-BEN-LL
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO
v. ENFORCE UNITED STATES DRUG
ENFORCEMENT
BUREAU OF CANNABIS CONTROL,
ADMINISTRATION
a State of California agency, ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA Respondent. 17 [ECF No. 1] 18 Currently before the Court is Petitioner’s petition to enforce its administrative subpoena served on Respondent. ECF No. 1-2 (“Petition” or “Pet.”). Respondent filed an opposition to the petition [ECF No. 4 (“Opposition” or “Oppo.”)], and Petitioner filed a reply [ECF No. 5 (“Reply”)]. Having reviewed the briefs, the Court GRANTS the Petition for the reasons set forth below. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Respondent is the Bureau of Cannabis Control (“Bureau”), a State of California agency that regulates commercial cannabis licenses for medical and adult-use in California. ECF No. 1. at 2; Oppo. at 2. When a commercial…