Feds Bust more 'dispensaries'

[freewheelinfrank]

link here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,244559,00.html

once again, the Feds have come into California, and busted some cannabis dispensaries, and will surely trigger a lot of protests, - nobody with a brain will condone so-called "dispensaries" that stockpile guns, and charge street-prices for weed - there is an obvious difference between "medical, compassionate" efforts to supply sick patients with a healing herb, and these obvious drug-dealers posing as dispensaries - dont waste your sympathies with these types, they are hurting, not helping, the efforts of those who devote time and money to FREE the Weed

freewheelinfrank Reviewed by freewheelinfrank on 01-18-2007. Feds Bust more 'dispensaries' link here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,244559,00.html once again, the Feds have come into California, and busted some cannabis dispensaries, and will surely trigger a lot of protests, - nobody with a brain will condone so-called "dispensaries" that stockpile guns, and charge street-prices for weed - there is an obvious difference between "medical, compassionate" efforts to supply sick patients with a healing herb, and these obvious drug-dealers posing as dispensaries - dont waste Rating: 5

[PatrickHenry]

OUTRAGEOUS.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16686623/

[Markass]

lol@ they were raided, people detained, but no arrests made. Sounds like the DEA was running low to me. On another note, if I owned/ran a med marijuana dispensary, I would have guns on the premises..The marijuana's sold inside the dispensary, and I can't seem to see where the DEA gets that these dispensaries are putting marijuana into the neighborhoods and schools...Fuck the DEA.

[Matt the Funk]

Dealers around here actually sell the weed from the clubs....

[Myth1184]

ok you pro pot people...explain what WEAPONS were doing at these Pot clubs....hmmm...anyone?

[Markass]

ok you pro pot people...explain what WEAPONS were doing at these Pot clubs....hmmm...anyone?

Are you aware how much marijuana costs and how much money and marijuana is exchanged in one day at one of these? I'm not either, but I know it's definately a large sum of money. Would you want someone to be able to walk in and steal it from you..just like that? Btw, I don't like you.

[freewheelinfrank]

Are you aware how much marijuana costs and how much money and marijuana is exchanged in one day at one of these? I'm not either, but I know it's definately a large sum of money. Would you want someone to be able to walk in and steal it from you..just like that? Btw, I don't like you.

following that logic: do you realize how much money goes into the cash registers at your neighborhood grocery store ?? - I've never seen an armed cashier there, yet (and I doubt if anyone cares who you like, or don't like)

[ZedRULES]

OK let's get something straight here...I'm an MMJ patinet with no fucking way to grow and no other supplier...you fuckin' mouths have alot to say about this without knowing dick about it!!! These clinics have guns because most are cash/carry out...I went to one who used credit cards...so what!!! How is illegal street dealing helping the cause??? I belong to a number of forums and donate to almost all the organizations who want to reform the laws and not one has condemned these coop/clinics...so think on that while you light your next one!!! We do need regulations which would protect patients from high prices...how do you fucking geniuses propose to legalize it...this is a movement people...stop attacking your brothers and start doing something constructive, like educating your parents, coworkers and anyone who will listen.VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! Stay up w/ this stuff and get in the fight, don't sit on the side and wag yer tongue!

[Fengzi]

Damn Zed, up the dosage on the meds man, you're a bit high strung.

Anyhow, I can certainly see why legit clubs would want to have a gun on premises. Sure a grocery store has a lot of cash too, but 99% of groceries sold in this country aren't done so illegally. Get the picture? Not everyone in the pot business is a happy hippy. When you look at the chain of those involved, from grower to the street, there are a lot of pretty shady characters involved. People do get killed for weed, people don't get killed over a box of twinkies. Well...at least not too often.

Another thing is, at least up here in the SF Bay area, many clubs are forced into pretty iffy parts of town. Can you imagine how tempting a pot club would be to a meth or heroin addict in need of money for a fix? Seriously, it's no wonder they have guns.

That being said, organized crime has found it's way into the medicarl marijuana business. I think that this has the most potential to harm the medical marijuana movement. Last year the Feds raided a few clubs up here in SF too. The SF police, who are more likely to smoke a joint with you than bust you for one, aided in the raids. Why? Because the DEA had given them sufficient proof that organized crime was behind those places. It's truly sad that organized crime has gotten into these places too.

[mfitzp]

man im anti volence but guns are a def must have the sad truth is people in these places cant think like us they have to constantly think about getting there shit nicked by scum of course they need guns! ever see lock stock and two smoking barrels! there weed wud'nt of been nicked if he had a real gun instead of a bb gun lol