California Attorney General Opinion 25-102

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QUESTIONS: May a federally recognized Indian tribe located exclusively within the exterior boundaries of the State of California conduct intrastate commercial cannabis activity with state licensees off tribal lands without obtaining a commercial cannabis license from the California Department of Cannabis Control, if the tribe has adopted laws substantially comparable to California's cannabis regulatory framework? CONCLUSIONS: No. With limited exceptions, California law requires every entity that engages in intrastate commercial cannabis activity with California licensees to hold a license issued by the Department of Cannabis Control. To engage in such activity off tribal lands, a tribe must hold a California commercial cannabis license.