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**Spats McGee** · October 9, 2013, 04:03 PM

No. The nutshell: every state has some inherent authority to determine what is legal or illegal within its own borders. The fact that it is legal in AZ does not trump CA's right to make it illegal inside of CA.

October 9, 2013, 04:03 PM	#2
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	No. The nutshell: every state has some inherent authority to determine what is legal or illegal within its own borders. The fact that it is legal in AZ does not trump CA's right to make it illegal inside of CA. __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.