

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is ready to deal with any federal actions that would interfere with his state’s legal pot laws.

In an interview with Politico California’s David Siders and Carla Marinucci on Wednesday, Becerra said he won’t back down to the possibility of a federal crackdown, should U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions take any action against both the recreational and medical marijuana laws in place.

“I would love to see Jeff Sessions come to California and tell us we’re not going to move forward on cannabis. Something tells me that it’s not gonna happen,” Becerra said. “I’ll probably be the 1 millionth person in line to fight Jeff Sessions on that.”

Becerra explained that the majority of Californians would appreciate him standing up against Sessions if need be.

“Cannabis is last century’s argument. We’re beyond that. I suspect if you took a real quick poll here, I bet if we took a poll, who has got cannabis, it’d be pretty — you don’t have to raise your hand, but you know what I’m saying,” Becerra told the audience.

Although the current presidential administration has yet to take any actions against states with legal pot laws in place, Sessions has repeatedly demonstrated a negative view of cannabis. Congress took notice, however, and ultimately denied any federal funding towards efforts to prosecute lawfully abiding businesses operating in legal states.

Watch the interview below.

Becerra also admitted to smoking weed in his younger days, but compared it to a traffic violation rather than a major crime.

“I also drive over the speed limit periodically, so,” Becerra said jokingly.