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04-25-2010, 01:30 AM #12Senior Member
DEA raids another grower
These guys had absolutely no right to do what they did here. We simply don't understand it - if we could sum it up in one line it would be, "we were robbed by the DEA".
All paperwork was in order and everything was 100% legal under Colorado law - EVERYTHING, including patient files, as well as a specific license (plant husbandry/use stamp) to grow marijuana in these locations issued by the city of Denver. In fact, we did more to make sure we were operating legally than anyone else we've met in the business. We have consulted with 5 different attorneys and even had a recent walkthrough from one of the attorneys that co-authored Amendment 20 to ensure full compliance with the state law.
We have 80 patients that now have to find their meds on the black market! How can that be reconciled with a 'successful DEA raid'?
How can the DEA justify their actions in this case...when they are in direct conflict with the Department of Justice's own statement that they will not interfere with a state's right to regulate medical marijuana?
DEA agent in charge, Jeff Sweetin, specifically clarified the DEA's position on these matters recently when he said that the DEA would not go after folks operating legally under Colorado law, unless there were agravating factors of some kind, like drug use, connections to cartels, etc. None of these were present in this case.
There are dispensaries and grows all over Colorado that should be very concerned after what happened yesterday! We were in full compliance with state law and have lost EVERYTHING to some rogue DEA agents. It's still very unclear if they will be pursuing criminal charges as well....
As taxpayers, we are simultaneously paying for state lawmaking that supports Medical Marijuana and for DEA agents to steal it.
Also, the school that "Jesse" mentions is now closed down, and it is more than 1000 feet away from the location.
To all MMJ growers, dispensaries, and patients...be very, very carful, as the DEA has now demonstrated that they are not just busting people for going on 9news...this was a quiet, legitimate operation run by good people in full cooperation with state law.
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