California pushed back in court Wednesday against a federal subpoena seeking state records tied to marijuana licenses and shipping manifests.

In a response filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, lawyers with the attorney general’s office said the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has not offered any required explanation for why its agents want documents about three unnamed marijuana businesses and three related individuals.

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