Committee advises California judges not to invest in pot
SAN FRANCISCO — A California Supreme Court committee advised judges in the state Wednesday to stay away from pot — meaning investments in pot businesses.
Maintaining any interest in a business that involves medical or recreational marijuana is incompatible with a judge’s obligation to follow the law, the court’s Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions said.
California voters have legalized the use of recreational and medical marijuana, but the drug remains illegal under federal law.
The committee said involvement in a pot business could also cast doubt on a judge’s ability to act impartially, particularly in marijuana-related cases.