Feds seize medical marijuana taken in Seattle raid

[Psycho4Bud]

The federal government has gotten involved in the case of a medical marijuana patient support group that was raided recently by Seattle police.

According to the Seattle Police Department, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration has taken control of the marijuana seized during the raid on the Lifevine cooperative two weeks ago.

That raid made headlines largely because police seized hundreds of medical marijuana patient files. King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg declined to press charges against the man who runs the group, Martin Martinez, and had the files returned to him. But Seattle police didn't immediately return the 12 ounces of dried marijuana bud or several pounds of less-potent leaves, and the DEA took that last Friday.

Martinez's lawyer, Douglas Hiatt, had asked the police department to return the marijuana, arguing that Martinez had a legal right to it under Washington's medical marijuana law. However, because marijuana is illegal under federal law, U.S. Attorney Jeff Sullivan asked the DEA to take it and destroy it.

"Accordingly, the DEA has seized and processed the marijuana for destruction; that concludes this matter," the agency said Wednesday in a statement released by Seattle-based spokeswoman Jodie Underwood.
Local News | Feds seize medical marijuana taken in Seattle raid | Seattle Times Newspaper (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008082617_apwamedicalmarijuanaraid1stldwritethru. html)

To the DEA.....:S4:

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[AspenGrow]

That attorney should be brought up on charges of willful destruction of property.

[Markass]

Well of course, doesn't look like any arrests were made, just doing the dirty work for the all too powerful pharmaceutical companies...Making sure that safe, effective, and affordable medication ISN'T available to Americans who need it. Fuck the fucking DEA and fuck the federal government. They have way way too much power, and not near enough respect for the 9th amendment.

[SnSstealth]

heres a copy of the letter i sent to U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Sullivan:

i cannot put to words my frustration over the fact that you thought it necessary to call in the feds to go against a state law. if the people voted for and passed a law to help suffering people then they should be allowed to do anything the law states. how many other state agriculture laws do you guys get involved in? i'd suspect none. i wonder if all that power and money you got from the drug companies has something to do with this...be hard to rape the civilians for billions a year if they can medicate themselves huh?

well have a nice life (im sure you already do)
a concerned citizen


db:smokin:

[killerweed420]

Wish Norm Stampher was still the chief of police. This wouldn't happen.