Seattle, Feds crack down on medical marijuana dispensaries

[h=1]Feds crack down on medical marijuana dispensaries[/h]
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/federal-crackdown-medical-marijuana-dispensaries/nXdjQ/

SEATTLE —
The Drug Enforcement Administration has ordered 11 medical marijuana dispensaries in the Seattle area to shut down within 30 days.
They all received letters advising them that the manufacture and distribution of a controlled substance was illegal under federal law.
U.S. law takes precedence over state law allowing the dispensing of medical marijuana. It's unclear why 11 dispensaries were singled out.
Part of the letter referred to enhanced penalties for operating within 1,000 feet of a school or playground. It's confusing and disappointing to the owners of Herbal Healing in Seattle's Crown Hill neighborhood.
One of them, named Sara, said her business is not anywhere near a school, and they've complied with all state and local laws.

Sara said she and her husband opened the dispensary two years ago to help medical marijuana patients.
They will now reopen in another location.
“It’s pretty big hassle, but it's worth the fight,” said Sara.




Colorado next?

Fuck the DEA. Waste of time and money.

So glad that 0bama is sticking to his promise of keeping Holder out of the way of medical patients.

or as obama said it ''we's gots bigger fishes to fries''

Well then, I guess everyone will just have to grow at home.

It appears that the DEA would rather have 100,000,000 home growers that 100,000 dispensaries.

Kervork said:

Well then, I guess everyone will just have to grow at home.

It appears that the DEA would rather have 100,000,000 home growers that 100,000 dispensaries.

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the only reason dispensaries are being targeted is because they want to set an example, what better way than raiding the top medical disp. in the first legal state? fear is their best weapon here....its quite sad.

i wonder why they set only a 1000 ft rule to schools