Earlier this month (August 2009) a handful of medical marijuana dispensaries were raided in Los Angeles in dramatic fashion despite earlier assurances from the U.S. Attorney General that such raids would no longer take place in the Obama administration.
The Huffington Post's Anthony Citrano lays out the facts of the raids succinctly in a recent blog post. Says Citrano: "
In February, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said that the DEA would no longer raid dispensaries that are operating in accordance with state law. Holder later said "our focus will be on people, organizations, that are growing, cultivating substantial amounts of marijuana and doing so in a way that's inconsistent with Federal law and State law."
On August 12, a task force that included the FBI, LAPD, LASD, and DEA raided the Organica and Overland Gardens Collectives at gunpoint, in riot gear, and with air support."
In riot gear ... with air support? This is a scary development indeed for the L.A. pot dispensary community. First Organica and Overland ... who's next? Will dispensaries in and around the city of Los Angeles -- operating legally -- continue to be targeted? The next several months should no doubt tell the tale.
In the meantime, we highly recommend reading the entire HuffPo story...
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