Tag Archives: DEA
California Endures Another Summer of Pointless Marijuana Raids
For nearly 30 years, the Campaign Against Planting has waged a quixotic battle to eradicate California’s outdoor marijuana industry. It’s at it again this year. It’s August in California, and that means the state’s multi-billion outdoor marijuana crop is ripening in … Continue reading
Colorado: MJ Advocates Cheer DEA Agent’s Exit From State
Marijuana-legalization advocates cheered the upcoming departure of federal agent Jeffrey D. Sweetin because, they said, they believe his views are not in line with the will of Colorado voters who legalized the drug for medicinal purposes. The outspoken special agent … Continue reading
DEA Raids California Collectives, Violating New Federal Policy
After word spread of DEA raids on medical marijuana collectives in San Diego and Mendocino County last week, many are left wondering if federal agents deliberately violated the Obama administration’sinstructions to not interfere with state medical marijuana laws. Under the Department of … Continue reading
San Diego Medical Marijuana Provider Denied a Defense in Federal Court
U.S. District Court Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz denied a defense today for James Stacy, a San Diego-area medical marijuana provider raided in September 2009 by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Stacy was raided by the DEA a month before the … Continue reading
We Need a New Federal Policy on Medical Cannabis
The Department of Justice issued a memo to US Attorneys in October 2009, discouraging them from prosecuting individuals who comply with state medical cannabis laws. But raids, arrests and prosecutions have occurred since then in California, Colorado and New Mexico. … Continue reading
