Shortly after dawn on Wednesday, the Drug Enforcement Administration raided four sites related to the Denver medical marijuana dispensary VIP Cannabis, arresting owner Gerardo Uribe on money laundering charges. Mask-clad DEA agents – assisted by other federal ag… High Times
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DEA Marijuana Raids Plummet
New data released by the Drug Enforcement Administration reveals the agency has dramatically cut the number of raids on marijuana growers over the past two years, especially in California. But, as SF Weekly noted, a closer look at the data reveals that the DEA has not become less aggressive. Rather, the agency appears to have […]
SWAT Team Raids Organic Farm Looking for Pot, Confiscates Sunflowers
The owners of the Garden of Eden, a small organic farm in Arlington, Texas, are requesting an apology from local police who conducted a 10-hour SWAT raid in the name of the war on drugs. Police found no weed during the August 2 incident, instead seizing "17 blackberr… High Times
Recreational-Marijuana Merchants Rattled by Raids
Federal raids of Washington state medical-marijuana dispensaries this week are raising concerns among state officials and entrepreneurs that recreational-marijuana may be similarly targeted when the market opens in the state early next year. Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman Jodie Underwood said agents executed several search warrants involving “marijuana storefronts” Wednesday, but she declined to comment on […]
DEA Raids Seattle-Area Dispensaries
Federal agents raided several medical marijuana dispensaries in the Seattle area Wednesday evening. Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman Jodie Underwood confirmed the raids but would not give specific details of the operation. High Times