CIT Again Says It's Legal to Import Marijuana-Related Paraphernalia Into Washington State
The Court of International Trade in an Oct. 20 opinion again ruled it's legal for importer Keirton USA to possess and import its merchandise, deemed "drug paraphernalia" federally, into Washington state. Building on the Eteros decision at CIT that declared…
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the same thing, Judge Claire Kelly said the state's repeal of past restrictions on marijuana-related drug paraphernalia constitutes an authorization of the manufacture, possession and distribution of these goods, so that importing these goods qualifies for the exemption under the Federal Mail Order Drug Paraphernalia Control Act of 1986. Kelly, like Judge Gary Katzmann in the Eteros decision, relied on the Supreme Court case Murphy v. NCAA to find the term "authorization" applies to Washington state law.