DEA & Blackwater (?) raid Culver City medical marijuana dispensary
source: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-marijuana1-2008aug01,0,7334306.story
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By Jia-Rui Chong, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
4:24 PM PDT, July 31, 2008
Federal drug enforcement agents raided a medical marijuana dispensary in the 13400 block of Washington Boulevard in Culver City this afternoon, serving a search warrant as part of an ongoing investigation.
Sarah Pullen, spokeswoman for the Drug Enforcement Administration in Los Angeles, says the warrant to search Organica Collective is under seal and she was not able to discuss any specifics of the operation.
"As part of an ongoing investigation, we're looking for illegal substances and evidence to support the investigation," Pullen said.
A phone call to Organica was not immediately answered.
On a Web forum for medical marijuana users, news of the raid was posted shortly after 1 p.m. with a call for protesters to "please go down with signs and friends to show your support!"
The dispensary’s MySpace page says it offers "the best of Los Angeles' medical cannabis, as well as several different types of clones. New patients receive a free gift with their first purchase! We are open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, with free secure parking and friendly vibes!"
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Rebecca_Saltzman
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The DEA is claiming that the agent was a DEA agent and not employed by Blackwater: http://americansforsafeaccess.org/blog/?p=134
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Rebecca_Saltzman
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b0nez
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I wonder what the state thinks of this, if they passed the bill to allow patients to buy and smoke marijuana from these shops then they should protect the people that run these shops. How are they supposed to protect themselves? It frustrates me to feel so powerless.
- 3 years ago
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b0nez
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ufeelme209
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In certain states u can only buy liquor in liquor stores, and thats the law that was passed fine, but in california medical marijuana has been cleared by law, so feds go home.
- 3 years ago
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ufeelme209
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ihateyou
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not again, what is their problem, im willing to bet they are getting their orders from the top.
- 3 years ago
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ihateyou
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VegaNerDiva
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I hear they are in Tulare California right now as well hopefully they leave the dispensaries there alone!
- 3 years ago
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VegaNerDiva
