Weed Witch Hunt

[marmar]

from the SF Chronicle:


Dozens of federal agents on Monday raided the Oakland businesses and apartment of Richard Lee, the state's most prominent advocate for the legalization and regulation of marijuana, carting away loads of pot and belongings but not revealing the purpose of their investigation.

The agents targeted Oaksterdam University, the internationally famous school that Lee established to train people in the marijuana industry, a medical cannabis dispensary called Coffeeshop Blue Sky, and three properties being rented by Lee, including his apartment near Lake Merritt.

The armed and sometimes masked agents from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Marshals Service came with a battering ram, a sledgehammer, power saws and a locksmith.

They left Oaksterdam University carrying numerous file boxes, a safe and black trash bags. From other downtown properties, agents carried away sacks with dozens of marijuana plants. ...................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/03/MNBJ1NTK9T.DTL

[ananda]

1. This war on weeders really bothers me.

Of course, it's political and economic because I expect two factors
at play are the criminal justice profit system and the CIA.

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. Nice priorities this Administration has.

Oh I forgot, Obama supports MMJ.......

[sarcasmo]

3. Legalize it already, this prohibition has gone on long enough.

[Upton]

4. What can you do?

Neither major party offers any relief from this kind of BS. At some point, pot users are going to have to start wondering about the wisdom of voting for someone who wants to put you in jail..