Fed's Raid Two L.A. Dispensaries

[Jim Finnel]

LOS ANGELES—Federal and local agents are raiding at least two marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles but authorities won't say what they're seeking.

Officials say more than 20 people from various agencies served a state search warrant at around 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Organica Collective in Marina del Rey.

Los Angeles police, the FBI and DEA were still searching the distribution center three hours later.

DEA spokesman Jose Martinez says agents also served the warrant at the Overland Gardens Collective in West Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles County district attorney's office says a residence also was named in the warrant.

Other details are not being released.

Calls to the two dispensaries weren't immediately returned.


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[818patient]

Thanks for the post any other info?
I heard on the news 2 people were arrested and their homes were raided as well.
Its sad but Cali Is gonna see more of this.

 

[BubbaKush]

same guy whos club was raided last month right? f'n sad. saw these stats on a news site

· 200,000 registered medical marijuana patients in California

· 150 - estimated number of medical marijuana dispensaries in California

· 20m marijuana plants cultivated in California

· $13.8bn (£7bn) - estimated street value of California's marijuana crop

· 2m cannabis plants eradicated in California by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration

· 829,625 people arrested nationally for marijuana violations in 2006

· 96.8 million Americans (40.2% of the population over 12) admit to having tried marijuana

· 14.6 million Americans admit to having used marijuana in past month

 

[Lando]

i thought we'd have less federal meddling with the regime change. Maybe they were looking for something more serious?