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Drug enforcement agents raid Thomas Township Michigan home of medical marijuana protest organizer

mlive.com — THOMAS TOWNSHIP — Less than a week after he organized a protest outside the Saginaw County Courthouse, the Thomas Township home John F. Roberts, 49, a medical marijuana patient and caregiver, was raided by federal drug enforcement agents. Roberts said he was near the rear of his multiple-acre property when unmarked cars pulled up to the gravel shou More... (Busts - Raids)

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Devin Calloway submitted 61 days ago

Clearing away the Los Angeles pot stores, one raid at a time

latimes.com — As dusk settled on busy Colorado Boulevard, a squad of minivans and SUVs pulled to the curb outside a drab stucco rental that houses one of Eagle Rock's medical marijuana dispensaries. Plainclothes narcotics officers fanned out. One disarmed a startled security guard, another covered the door through the sights of a rifle and a third phoned the sho More... (Busts - Raids)

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Devin Calloway submitted 62 days ago

Police raid Chico pot dispensaries

chicoer.com — More than 100 personnel from law enforcement agencies throughout Northern California converged on Butte County Wednesday to serve search warrants on storefront marijuana dispensaries. Businesses in Chico, Forest Ranch, Magalia, and the Sacramento County town of Rio Lindo were entered by teams of officers who reportedly confiscated cannabis, other p More... (Busts - Raids)

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Devin Calloway submitted 64 days ago

Eight Chico dispensaries raided in Butte County pot shop probe

blogs.sacbee.com — Authorities in Chico and Butte County raided eight dispensaries today in a criminal probe into whether the pot shops were illegally doling out marijuana to people lacking proper medical recommendations. Chico Police Chief Mike Maloney said more than 100 officers from two dozen agencies served 19 search warrants on the dispensaries and private resid More... (Busts - Raids)

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Devin Calloway submitted 67 days ago

Santa Barbara Medical Marijuana Dispensary Raided Again

keyt.com — Santa Barbara - For the second time, officers from the Santa Barbara Police Department raided a Westside medical marijuana dispensary. Authorities say the owner, 32-year-old Juan Carlos Solis, was arrested again on suspicion of cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale. These are the same charges Solis is facing in connection with a prior ra More... (Busts - Raids)

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Devin Calloway submitted 70 days ago

Santa Barbara Dispensary Owners Arrested

independent.com — Following Friday’s raid on HortiPharm — a medical marijuana dispensary on upper State Street — authorities arrested 33-year-old Joshua Braun and his wife 26-year-old Dayli Braun. According to police spokesperson Lt. Donald McCaffrey, Josh is facing charges of possession and sale of marijuana, and Dayli is being charged with money laundering. Both o More... (Busts - Raids)

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Devin Calloway submitted 82 days ago

Marijuana dispensary raided in Fountain Valley

ocregister.com — FOUNTAIN VALLEY – A medical marijuana dispensary and two homes connected to the business were raided last week, police announced Tuesday. Search warrants were served on OCMS Healing Leaves in the 11500 block of Slater Avenue and two homes in Garden Grove, Fountain Valley police said. No arrests have been made yet, Sgt. Eric Orahood of the Fountain More... (Busts - Raids)

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Devin Calloway submitted 103 days ago

Colorado Springs Raids Strike Fear in Colorado Medical Marijuana Community

kktv.com — Shock waves were sent through the medical marijuana community after more than half-a-dozen growing operations were searched by the Springs Metro Vice unit on Wednesday. Police served seven warrants, and tell 11 News that they have reason to believe these were all illegal growing operations. The Police Department spokesperson, Sgt. Steve Noblitt, sa More... (Busts - Raids)

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Devin Calloway submitted 113 days ago

Fresno Authorities target Medical Marijuana

abclocal.go.com — FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Rick Morse Friday when a judge found him in violation of a court order, and now the city is going after another dispensary. Two months ago, a judge ordered the Med-Mar owner to close his marijuana dispensary and serve 100 hours of community service. He did neither. Action News w More... (Busts - Raids)

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Devin Calloway submitted 113 days ago

Charges stayed against pot club staff, volunteers

thestar.com — Compassion club owner Neev Tapiero says the trafficking charges he faces are as weak as Health Canada’s medical marijuana. Tapiero, the owner of Cannabis as Living Medicine (CALM), sells medical marijuana to people with chronic diseases, including HIV. After his Queen St. E. club was raided on March 31, nine people, including Tapiero, faced drug-re More... (Busts - Raids)

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Devin Calloway submitted 125 days ago