Heeding State AGs' Perspectives On Draft Legislation May Pay Dividends

In addition to enforcing laws after they are passed, state attorneys general (AGs) often weigh in on draft legislation or proposed ballot initiatives, providing valuable insight for lawmakers and other stakeholders into the attorney general's interpretation of, and level of support for, such proposals. This is particularly true in the area of cannabis regulation, where, in an uncertain and developing area of the law, an attorney general's feedback on policy proposals - not to mention citizens' acceptance and implementation of same - can assist the measure in succeeding either in the legislature or at the ballot box.

Idaho AG Provides Feedback to Marijuana Activists on Draft Ballot Initiative