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Authorities Raid Spokane Medical
Marijuana Dispensaries
April 28, 2011 - kxly.com
Chanting "DEA Go Away!" supporters of medical marijuana met DEA agents
and other law enforcement officials as they were raiding a South Hill
medical marijuana dispensary Thursday afternoon.
The DEA is raiding several medical marijuana dispensaries in Spokane in
what Assistant US Attorney Tom Rice is describing as "Official Law
Enforcement Action." Rice confirmed a raid was taking place at the THC
Pharmacy in the South Perry District on the South Hill.
Club Compassion, located at 1004 E. Bridgeport, was also being raided
by authorities. An eyewitness reported that a third medical marijuana
dispensary, located at the intersection of Market and Peone, was being
raided as well.
While not confirmed by law enforcement, podcaster Russ Belville aka
"Radical Russ", was hosting a live call-in show online where he was
updating a Google map showing the sites that were being raided.
Rice would not comment on the nature of the "enforcement action" except
to stay that is illegal to possess or sell marijuana in the United
States.
The Spokane Police Department acknowledged the situation in an e-mail
from department spokesperson Jennifer DeRuwe which said, "Apparently
the DEA is contacting local dispensaries today. They are the lead
agency and should handle all the media. SPD may be on scene in a
support role."
A Spokane Police patrol car was spotted parked in the driveway of THC
Pharmacy.
Coincidentally, advocacy groups that support medical marijuana were in
Spokane Thursday holding a medical marijuana raid preparedness class,
according to website TokeofTheTown.com.
Seattle-based Cannabis Defense Coalition had scheduled raid
preparedness classes across the state this week and a class was being
held Thursday afternoon when they received word of the raid at THC
Pharmacy.
That class was being held by two other advocacy groups, Americans for
Safe Access and the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws.
The class was adjourned so the people attending could protest the raids.
On April 7, US Attorney Michael Ormsby said that marijuana stores
violate federal law and they must close right away.
"The proliferation of marijuana stores, which are not authorized under
state law, suggests that drug traffickers are attempting to avoid
application of state law through the use of these stores," Ormsby said.
There are other locations being raided by authorities, but Rice would
not confirm how many and where those locations are. There are 40
marijuana dispensaries in Spokane.
Ok, so it's like this; allot of us did this type of thing in a day and age where there would have been no questions asked by the police, and no mercy shown either. As far as I'm aware, there have been no actual arrests in any of these raids, just confiscated meds and maybe money too. Boo hoo. I mean, I get it, we should be outraged and protest and all that too make sure it doesn't go any further, but seriously, if you're not getting cuffed during your police raid, dragged into jail, charged with multiple felonies and looking down the barrel of a 10 year mms, then you're doing ok in my book. It's a plant, people grow it, there's no shortage of med grade buds in the west. Just saying.
How about next time instead of chanting at them someone tweets what's going on and five hundred people trickle in to be arrested for obstruction of justice by refusing to stay back?
Let us not forget that Obama did promise not raid these legal dispensaries.
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