North End Club 420 Raided

[killerweed420]

Good thing they were all lawyered up.

C/P
Agents Raid Purported Medical Marijuana 'Club 420'

Posted: 10:47 am PDT May 11, 2010
Updated: 11:28 am PDT May 11, 2010
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. -- Narcotics agents raided three locations in Pierce and Thurston counties early Tuesday as part of an investigation into a club purporting to distribute medical marijuana, officials with the West Sound Narcotics Enforcement Team said.

Detectives said people in a group called North End Club 420 were making and selling pot for financial gain, in violation of the state's Medical Marijuana Act.

The act allows someone to grow and provide marijuana for one person at any one time, and it forbids the sales of marijuana.

A police operative with no authorization from a doctor bought marijuana from club members "in a manner that clearly indicates the organization is selling marijuana to multiple persons at a price which is even higher than it would cost to purchase on the street," the agency said in a news release.

Detectives have surveillance video and audio recordings of the transactions during the investigation, the agency said.

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killerweed420 Reviewed by killerweed420 on 05-11-2010. North End Club 420 Raided Good thing they were all lawyered up. C/P Agents Raid Purported Medical Marijuana 'Club 420' Posted: 10:47 am PDT May 11, 2010 Updated: 11:28 am PDT May 11, 2010 PORT ORCHARD, Wash. -- Narcotics agents raided three locations in Pierce and Thurston counties early Tuesday as part of an investigation into a club purporting to distribute medical marijuana, officials with the West Sound Narcotics Enforcement Team said. Detectives said people in a group called North End Club 420 were Rating: 5

[justpics]

any word from NEC on what happened, and how they are doing now?

[Lemonhoko]

Law enforcement team busts Tacoma medical marijuana dispensary | MORE TOP STORIES - The News Tribune

Law enforcement team busts Tacoma medical marijuana dispensary

South Sound law enforcement officers served three warrants this morning in connection with an investigation in a Tacoma-based medical marijuana dispensary.

The warrants were served at two Tacoma addresses (a home and an office building) and an Olalla home this morning, the West End Narcotics Enforcement Team reported.

Law enforcement served the warrants as part of an investigation into North End Club 420, a Tacoma exchange for medical marijuana patients. The club is one of three new exchanges in the city, The News Tribune reported in February.

Investigators suspect the founders of the clubs and others "are involved with the illegal manufacture and distribution of marijuana for the purpose of financial gain," a press release stated.

"Although the club appears to purport that they accept 'donations' for providing marijuana to people with valid medical marijuana authorizations, the investigation has led detectives to believe that the group's primary incentive is financial greed," the press release stated.

During the investigation, a police operative made several controlled purchases of marijuana from club members. The operative did not have a doctor's authorization for medical marijuana, law enforcement reports.

Investigators said the buys were conducted in "a manner that clearly indicates the organization is selling marijuana to multiple persons at a price which is even higher than it would cost to purchase on the street," the press release stated.

"The Club appears to be making thousands of dollars in unreported tax-free income from selling drugs to persons who may not qualify and profiting from taking advantage of those who have a legitimate and authorized medical need to use marijuana," the press release states.

Washington's medical marijuana law, which voters approved by initiative in 1998, allows for people with certain "debilitating or terminal illnesses" to have a limited amount of marijuana for medical purposes. The law, however, left unclear how the patients were supposed to obtain it. Buying and selling marijuana remained illegal.

It was not immediately clear whether any arrests were made as a result of this morning's police actions. In Tacoma, warrants were served at a home in the 3100 block of South Seventh Street and an office building on Oregon Avenue.

We'll update this post as more information becomes available.

UPDATE: The investigation into North End Club 420 began in January when a confidential informant came forward with information, Pierce County sheriff's detective Lynelle Anderson said.

"The informant said this is where they were able to buy from," she said of the West Sound Narcotics Enforcement Team. "They've been working it pretty hot and heavy since that time."

The team is comprised of investigators from Poulsbo police, Bremerton police, Kitsap County sheriff's, Port Orchard police, Shelton police, Mason County sheriff's and Pierce County sheriff's departments as well as the Washington State Patrol and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

The team is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice and its main area of responsibility is Kitsap and Mason counties.

[bestmedicine]

Good thing they were all lawyered up.

C/P
Agents Raid Purported Medical Marijuana 'Club 420'

Posted: 10:47 am PDT May 11, 2010
Updated: 11:28 am PDT May 11, 2010
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. -- Narcotics agents raided three locations in Pierce and Thurston counties early Tuesday as part of an investigation into a club purporting to distribute medical marijuana, officials with the West Sound Narcotics Enforcement Team said.

Detectives said people in a group called North End Club 420 were making and selling pot for financial gain, in violation of the state's Medical Marijuana Act.

The act allows someone to grow and provide marijuana for one person at any one time, and it forbids the sales of marijuana.

A police operative with no authorization from a doctor bought marijuana from club members "in a manner that clearly indicates the organization is selling marijuana to multiple persons at a price which is even higher than it would cost to purchase on the street," the agency said in a news release.

Detectives have surveillance video and audio recordings of the transactions during the investigation, the agency said.

Copyright 2010 by KIROTV.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Yet another reason WE ARE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!!... and we only accept "DONATIONS" for $10 a gram!! AND EVERY patient is screened to have their PROPER MMJ paperwork......sounds like they were way overcharging patients and trying to get rich!! this may not be the case as we all know the news to not give the correct truth in their stories...but it sure looks like leo got a case on them...

This is why i run a NOT FOR PROFIT PRIVATE network!!! we do make some $ but it is very little and only covers our expenses as a true not for profit should be!!! We just want to survive and provide patients with their medication at a REASONABLE price!!:rasta::rasta:

[ionmagic]

I am a valid WA MMJ patient and a Club420 patient, and I thank god for their service, without which I'd be royally screwed and still trying to get into one of our state's "exclusive" underground dispensary compassionate coop outfits that wouldn't even answer the phone or respond to my emails....for months.... when I was looking for a safe, reliable, high quality supply for my meds...which i need just to stay a productive and contributing member of society.

....and, by the way, there's NOTHING overpriced or profiteering taking place at club420....far from it. Its a simple, humble group of loving and generous medical marijuana patients, with a simple shared mission: we help each other and make our spare meds available to those without resources or ability to provide for themselves....and do it out in the open, without FEAR.

Street "weed" is much more expensive, much lower quality, and always an unreliable source..... ....so, those of you who are speculating....STOP IT!

We're all in this TOGETHER...and what they do to one of us, they do to each and all of us.
[align=center]free the patients, free the plant, free the prisoners, free the planet.
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ion magic :hippy: (a sick old lady getting pretty fed up with the people of Washington state's idea of "compassion"!)

[bridge4]

Street "weed" is much more expensive, much lower quality, and always an unreliable source..... ....so, those of you who are speculating....STOP IT!

I dunno about that. Funny.

[G13budsmoker]

first off let me say, ive never been to club 420, so i realy cant talk or will i say anything about them, and i wish them the best and hope they recover from this. BUT stories LIKE this(wether the media got it 100% correct or not) is why i do not GO to dispenceries for my medicine. im not bashing or "hating" on anyone, just worried about my own safety, because if i dont who will. i WILL NOT help any dispencery that i know is only in it for the money, cause if patients that cant afford medication as it is why should they be screwed over by some greedy legal wanabe drug dealer only making a quick buck(dont take this the wrong way as being aimed at anyone, this is just how i feel). i am all for dispenceries but the fact that you dont know whats going on behind your back is what bothers me. again goodluck to C420 and hope you recover(for the PATIENTS who need you)

[bestmedicine]

I am a valid WA MMJ patient and a Club420 patient, and I thank god for their service, without which I'd be royally screwed and still trying to get into one of our state's "exclusive" underground dispensary compassionate coop outfits that wouldn't even answer the phone or respond to my emails....for months.... when I was looking for a safe, reliable, high quality supply for my meds...which i need just to stay a productive and contributing member of society.

....and, by the way, there's NOTHING overpriced or profiteering taking place at club420....far from it. Its a simple, humble group of loving and generous medical marijuana patients, with a simple shared mission: we help each other and make our spare meds available to those without resources or ability to provide for themselves....and do it out in the open, without FEAR.

Street "weed" is much more expensive, much lower quality, and always an unreliable source..... ....so, those of you who are speculating....STOP IT!

We're all in this TOGETHER...and what they do to one of us, they do to each and all of us.
[align=center]free the patients, free the plant, free the prisoners, free the planet.
[/align]

ion magic :hippy: (a sick old lady getting pretty fed up with the people of Washington state's idea of "compassion"!)

DUDE seriously... they sent in a cop to " BUY " weed several times over several months WITHOUT a medical recommendation!!!!!! THATS ILLEGAL!!! you cant "Donate" weed to non patients and they were clearly "selling" to anyone or they wouldnt have been RAIDED!!!!!!

[G13budsmoker]

DUDE seriously... they sent in a cop to " BUY " weed several times over several months WITHOUT a medical recommendation!!!!!! THATS ILLEGAL!!! you cant "Donate" weed to non patients and they were clearly "selling" to anyone or they wouldnt have been RAIDED!!!!!!

i will agree with this, if it is true and a cop had gone in multiple times and bought weed, well then they got what was coming....no disrespect to anyone, i have no right to talk about anyone i dont know, just my own oppinions.

[Weezing]

i will agree with this, if it is true and a cop had gone in multiple times and bought weed, well then they got what was coming....no disrespect to anyone, i have no right to talk about anyone i dont know, just my own oppinions.

Except that according to the story the CI/cop(s) bought from club members, not club or club principals. They may or may not have sold to those without medical authorization at the club, but I do know that I was asked for mine before I got any medicine. As far as 'donating' or 'selling', neither one is legal in the State of Washington. Period. You cannot _legally_ transfer cannabis to another person except that when you're a caregiver caring for one patient.

There is no affirmative defense or exception except for whatever the current DEA research approval process is. WA mmj law does NOT provide for dispensaries, clubs, non-profits or any other ways to transfer cannabis without criminal liability. All it does is provide affirmative defense for those arrested with cannabis while WA state residents with a legitimate recommendation for cannabis from their doctor and provides for one patient/one caregiver setups.

So it would be nice if people pulled together and stopped jumping to conclusions and making accusations without having all the facts. My personal experience as a NEC420 member is that the people running it did their best to help _legitimate_ patients.