The Ninth Circuit has withdrawn its opinion in Lorenzo v. Sessions, which held that California’s definition of methamphetamine is broader than the federal decision. The court denied the government’s petition for rehearing, but replaced its decision with an unpublished decision, allowing the government to raise its arguments in future cases.

The order withdrawing the published decision can be found here:

http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2019/01/17/15-70814.pdf

The unpublished decision can be found here:

https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2019/01/17/15-70814.pdf

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