California’s Cannabis Regulations Are Putting Immigrants at Risk, Advocates Warn – News

“In this environment, immigrants are under attack at every single level,” Angie Junck, Supervising Attorney at the Immigrant Legal Resources Center,

“California state agencies must adopt a strong track-and-trace program that will reduce illegal cannabis activities,”

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is currently using a process called “lot track and trace,” which assigns an identification number to each group of 100 immature cannabis plants. The letters urge department officials to update this system to ensure that every single plant is tagged, arguing that the lot track and trace is an “unproven system” that might attract the unwelcome eye of the Department of Justice.

“We feel that there needs to be really, really strong [state] regulations,” to ensure that federal law enforcement feels secure that California’s cannabis industry is “under control,” Christopher Sanchez, policy advocate with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, explained to