DEA, FBI, IRS raid two Westside pot dispensaries; officers shoot a pit bull

Federal authorities and local police agencies today raided two Westside marijuana dispensaries as well as the residence of the owners.

The raids occurred at a facility on Washington Boulevard in Culver City and on Overland Avenue in Los Angeles. Authorities recovered undisclosed items and are continuing their investigation, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman. The names of the owners whose homes were searched were not immediately available.

During one of the raids, officers shot a dog believed to be a pit bull, but the circumstances of the shooting remain unclear, a law enforcement spokesman said.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Torrance Police Department and Culver City Police Department took part in the raids.

Law enforcement agencies have been cracking down on pot dispensaries for some time, but officials did not immediately say what prompted these raids.

[Update]  Officials said they reported 200 plants, 100 pounds of marajuana, $100,000 cash and made one arrest. The dog that was shot by authorities was treated by a vet and expected to make a full recovery.

-- Andrew Blankstein

Comments

[John]

It figures they would have the guts to raid people who are not violent. Everyone know they would never do this to a MS13, or Crips or other gangs who would defeat them. So yea boys you took candy from a baby. When you grow up how about getting real criminals.

[sad day]

Trutanich's Assistant City Attorney Jane Usher told us at the monthly meeting of neighborhood councils that in their opinion, ALL marijuana dispensaries are now considered illegal, since their interpretation of state law is that it allows the growing and use of medical marijuana by individuals, but not for sale.

So even as the city council is trying to figure out which shops are legal and which aren't on an individual basis, their NEW interpretation is that all 600 shops are illegal - taxpaying business owners can now be considered criminals, their product and cash confiscated, sick patients left in the lurch.

Is allowing this raid part of this new "compassionate conservatism" that Republican Trutanich and his supporters have brought us, along with their political witch-hunts?

[woody]

Did anyone notice that with hundreds of pot dispensaries open in LA crime is not on the rise. Nothing has changed. Unless you smoke pot (recent poll has CA at 97% has or does smoke pot) you wouldn't know there are all these pot dispensaries. There are 15 within 5 miles from my house and I didn't even know until recently. Anyone notice the long list of agencies involved in this raid. What a waste of resources. There are REAL crimes going on out there.

[joe lunchbucket]

Yet another example of law enforcement and the DEA ironically using the public's tax dollars to pursue their Puritanical, job security agenda disregarding the rights and will of the people. Is the U.S. a democracy? Apparently not!

[NoExcuse]

There is no excuse for the federal government to be undermining federal medical marijuana law. There is no excuse for them to shoot peoples beloved pets. NO EXCUSE!

[Susan Courtright]

Wonder how much that all cost? Let's see, all the LE agencies, support, tactical back-up, hours overtime,risk of bodily harm...etc etc etc...Who the heck signs off on that? I'm really tired of hearing my friends in Federal and local LE stressed out from overwork, attention to detail with regard to the JTTF etc., just to find a really really inexcusable waste of human/fiscal resources. What I want to know is this: who's running for office soon that needs a RAID under his/her belt ??? because that's what it's always about - never about the abuse of our LE...

[Capt Obvious]

Boooo -- we voted for access to marijuana. This goes against the will of the people.

[Commonsenseking]

Here is a good place to make some budget cuts - DEA, FBI and local law enforcement if all they have time for is to go after pot smoking. Billions lost by not taxing an entire industry that should be legal. More billions lost to legitimate farmers and distributors who could replace the criminal enterprises that currently control production and distribution, and even more billions lost on policing, prosecuting and jailing people.

Legalize it, regulate it, tax it and otherwise leave it alone.

[GDG]

Shot a dog? There may be more to this but doesn't that kind of violence just create more public rage against authorities?

We have so many reasons to hate our police now. Did they really need to pull a "Vick" and add one more?

[Jim Q. Citizen]

I'm all for busting dope-dealers but didn't President Obama state that medical marijuana stores would no longer be raided?

[scott]

..oh thank god the government (all 5 agencies/departments mentioned) saved us from the evil pot dispensary now we can all rest well knowing that our tax dollars go to good use.. what a joke. i should've voted for ron paul

[Venetian]

It was Orgnica in MDR and Westwood.
The dummies kept having parties/raves at them. As well as grow rooms. What did they expect?
These type of dispensarys need to be shut down.
Im a MMJ user and this was NOT the intent of the voters.
STOP screwing this up for he people that truly benefit from Medical Cannibus.

READ THE LAW!! & COMPLY!

[kooo]

I guess the Westside "stores" have a LOT more customers than the others if the IRS is involved... and if they're making that much profit, the DEA will also be involved since they must be moving a TON of goods... which means that it is probably sourced from Mexico instead of by people who really know and care about their products.

[Tony]

Our government needs to leave marijuana dispensaries alone. If anyone over 21 (no matter how sick, crazy, or healthy) can legally walk into a liquor store with their children, and empty out their credit cards buying as much alcohol as they want (and make Alcohol business owners like John McCain's wife filthy rich) then we should be allowed to buy all the marijuana we want, and dispensary owners should be allowed to live the American dream selling marijuana to adults as well.

To our Federal Government: stop wasting our money and your valuable resources on fighting marijuana. Focus on more important issues - like providing a real-world education that gives young people willing to put in the effort the real skills they will need when they enter the workforce, and create a life they can be proud of...

Legalize Marijuana.

[sad day]

2) To read and hear for yourself: LA CityWatch, August 4 09, Ken Draper, "Jane Usher: The Sale of Marijuana is illegal in California." Text and video.

Even as the previous City Attorney who agreed with the state majority opinion is running for Attorney General. If Trutanich and Usher are right, then Oakland and San Francisco are also wrong, and our city council has been wasting time trying to figure out which "hardship exemptions" of shops that opened since the 2007 total ban are legal and which aren't.

Pot shops that have been operating lawfully or so everyone believed, who are now instantly criminalized have already said they will sue.

This 180 interpretation of the MJ law sounds like a bonanza for lawyers that will cost us millions. (Shades of the "total ban" on blllboards Usher/ Trutanich just imposed, in essense declaring the city/ Rocky's 2006 agreement with billboard companies to settle their lawsuits null and void, and throwing out the ICO which sought to abide by that agreement but keep billboards out of residential areas and allowed only in certain sign districts, with tight supervisions.

Hence both Trutanich/ Usher's reversals on billboards and MJ shops are sure to invite a flood of lawsuits, according to legal experts.)

Whether or not Rocky was totally right in his interpretation or not, and while many agree he was wrong to get the Council to agree to his 06 settlement without revealing the details, to NOW do a 180 out of the blue is a lack of continuity which seems reckiless and irresponsible. The opposite of trying to SAVE money on lawsuits that Team Trutanich promised.

[erik self]

..perhaps raiding a liquor store would be better for society it might save a life or two, but raiding a marijuana dispensary is like a total waste of money and other resources of which we are very short of....Im very tired of all this petty drama regarding pot people are dying in the thousands over the border and illegal dealers are turning our national forests into prime pot growing ag land....we could rid ourselvs and mexico of this noose around our necks by simply legalizing pot and putting the profit in legal hands for a change...not too mention as it stands we get no tax money for illegal pot, and burying your head in the sand wont stop pot sales neither will your denial or stereotypes you propagate of it's users ...time to grow up and get real ...Erik Self

[sbell]

I feel much safer now, thanks DEA!!!

[Nazumi]

Hey police, please come raid the pot dispensaries near my house! They bring sleazy people into the neighborhood. They should all be raided.

[Sense of Humor]

Completely unnecessary. Medical marijuana was approved by Calif. residents in 1996--that was 13 years ago.
Put these taxpayer-money supported thugs to work: fight hard crime, not busting dope shops!

[tom todaro]

thank goddess it wasn't my dispensary on the Venice boardwalk

[Jonathan Jerald]

What a waste of law enforcement resources.

[Lionel Hill]

I read a while back that theses raids were going to stop, what's up with that?

[Josh]

Legalize the stuff and be done with it

[Kenneth Johnson]

Hey I knew that dog, was the sweetest thing in the world!!!! I can not believe that they shoot it. Poor thing, how about maybe they get shot. see how it feels. They didnt give a reason because there is none. They go in there, steal all the cash and weed, then poof there gone and not heard from again. not receipts, no court dates, not a thing. this is straight armed robbery

[Shantyhag]

Man, it is more than past time to achieve some consistency. AG Eric Holder said that this was going to stop. When people act within the good faith of the law, and the guidance of authorities, should they reasonably expect to be raided, arrested or prosecuted?

We've heard that same argument as a defense for torture and abuse of power; should medical marijuana facilities be held to a lesser (or, actually, greater) standard?

(Also, admittedly, I do not know the full extent of this case; this report was thin on details. I admit it's possible that there are circumstances beyond my understanding that have led to this incursion).

[Joe Sosa, Playa del Rey]

This is crazy! It has to stop! Today it's a dog that's shot. Tomorrow it may be a child or other innocent person. The cultivation and sale of marijuana to registed patients by legally registered marijuana dispensaries is permissable under state law. When will the state, who wants to tax California's largest cash crop and industry, uphold their soverignty against the jack-booted thugs of the DEA and the federal government in general. Obama lied. He promised to stop these illegal raids and yet they continue. Where are you Mr. Governor? Stand up for your State!

[William B.]

What a waste of time and money! Don't the cops have anything better to do???

[ClintJCL]

Now I'm no idiot Republican, but I did know Obama was a liar before he was elected. And he continues to lie about these raids stopping.

[bill]

Another day, another broken campaign promise. Seriously!

[Rhayader]

Law enforcement agencies have been cracking down on pot dispensaries for some time

Except that Holder announced the feds wouldn't go after law abiding dispensaries anymore, and other than a couple blips that's actually been true. My guess is they will start grabbing these people up on zoning violations, tax issues, whatever they can. A way to crack down without technically breaking with stated policy.

[david cole]

HMMMM 7 different law enforcement agencys to take down 200 plants 100 pounds of cannabis and 100k in cash. I wonder how much it cost the city and state for all that manpower.It seems to me that all those police agencys could have sent a lot fewer personnel,but then they would all miss out on the major photo opportunity this will generate from the press.This is just one more sign that we have turned over our lives to become a police state and they can continue to trample on what the voters of California have voiced through the booth.PROP 215 is a joke to the FEDS and local law enforcement and they will continue the raids as long as the people of California sit on their butts and let them.

[NiRE]

Cops are stupid cowards! How dare they shoot an animal.

[potlover]

I thought that Holder announced 2/27/09 that DEA would no longer make these raids. What's up with that lie?

they didn't want to prosecute war criminals since they were only "following policy" so why are they prosecuting these folks after announcing a conflicting policy?

if anything they should give some notice.

[palmspringsbum]

U.S. Out of California!

[capo]

broken promises...

California law enforcement should be ashamed to participate in these illeagal acts.

[marymack]

Gotta get that plant that relieves pain and makes people feel good.

Gotta shoot people's pets

Gotta destroy what was given to us to use for food, fuel, clothing and medicine.

Jack Booted Uniformed Gang Members Gee, I bet all you law enforcement people had no idea you would spend your life throwing people to the floor, uprooting plants and shooting dogs

[B]

This is a shame! As usual, they failed to mention what crimes were committed.....I'm certain they will come up with something creative.

Owing a pit bull is not a crime, and shooting a dog just because you "think it's a pit bull" should be a crime against animals. Would they have mentioned it if they shot a poodle?? I bet it's not even a pit bull since they had to use the word "think".

We must stop this War Against the American People - aka The Fake Drug War.

The Govt. will continue to use this Fake Drug War scheme in order to subvert the constitution and strip the people away from their God given rights.

They won't stop til we and our children have all been locked up and felonized so we can't exercise out voting rights any longer......

We must vote to end this War and put an end to the $40 BILLION annual budget alloted to fighting this War Against American Families!!

They are only doing this to keep this $40 Billion budget. If I was a cop, I wouldn't mind busting a few legitimate operations in order to justify why we need so much money. It's just business as usual........

[Mich D]

It is a sad thing they shot the dog. These were 'legal' dispensaries and no 'violent' criminals were being persecuted. Nice to see the US and CA government is more than happy to invest a few hundred thousand dollars to stop dangerous dogs on evil weed. Especially when it is the very product who's tax may save the broken banks in the state. I mean honestly who wouldn't go rob people and kill there pets to get a few dollars more....

I love my country, I love the spirit of its people. I despise the corrupt and broken 'system' we are all accused of being a part of. This is yet another example of what is totally wrong in the US. All 'civil servants' should be reviewed by civilians on their policy and actions, not the other way around. Is not the law to protect us? Why is it used only to abuse our peoples?

This is an embarrassment and makes me feel wretchedly ashamed, I actually pay taxes so in a small way I just helped pay for intentional federal entrapment and abuse of more Americans rights. Yay team.... I think I need to go wash now, I suddenly feel dirty and raped.

Mich D.

[adrienne rhew]

I'm very disappointed in the president. Either he is lying about his attitude regarding medical marijuana or he is allowing law enforcement to act against his wishes.This is alarming!

[Concerned_Parent]

Targetting medical dispensaries just pushes more business into the hands of the criminal cartels. The cartels would be poorer and our people safer if we implemented a Personal Use and Cultivation Permit: $100 per year for a dozen plants. Split the proceeds between the States and the Fed.
Let’s put the cartels out of business.
Let ordinary Americans grow a little marijuana in their own back yards.

[tara]

poor pit bulls, never get a break

[XPX]

Great use of taxpayer money. Way to go losers.

[Jacob "Bear" Elert]

Could we please have an update on this? Did the DEA violate Eric Holder's assertion or were the raids for some other reason?

[Patient]

I've been a patient with Organica for over a year. They go by the book, follow all laws, do everything they are supposed to. This raid is a bunch of crap, and the dog was a very gentle golden retriever.

What the hell happened to the DEA's promise not to raid law-abiding dispensaries? What crime was committed here?

It's time for a class-action lawsuit vs. all individual DEA agents and higher authorities that have participated in this tragedy as well as the organization itself.

[Juice]

Obama PROMISED to leave pot dispensaries alone if they were legal in the state. He PROMISED no federal interference with state laws.

So what's going on here?

[Otis]

I know for a fact that they do some shady things and don't always follow all the rules. That being said with all the police force that I saw yesterday, they better pull out a dead body. Noway all this for marijuana, taxes or an under age buyer. Dont be swearing they all angels when they are not!

[JONNY]

Taxation w/out representation. The legal MMJ clinics that i know personally,pay city and state taxes. Where is their representation???? What do they pay taxes for if they are not being protected??? And yes, Obama said he would intervein...... Where the heck is he while these ILLEGAL raids are going on?????? This just doesn't seem right. Not at all!!!!

[KW]

Very curious as to what the violation was. The Justice department was clear that they wouldn't go after anyone who was following the state laws. What state laws were they violating to justify this raid and the involvement of local police officers?

[Justin]

Well it looks like they got another $100,000 in fed pocket change and some goods to slang out of their operated stores.

[TRUTH]

I don't think selling 1/4 pounds to anyone without a doctors recommendation is legal.
I've seen it happen many times. Just drive in and score in the lot. Plus having minors at raves at the location and selling drugs like X isn't good.

Not everyone involved with medical use is an angel. Some are criminals by choice.

Jeff has screwed up many times but thinks he is immune from all laws? Thanks for giving a giant black eye to legitimate medical use. Plus $80 for 3.5 grams of meds is thievery. Pounds go in, pounds go out but no patient ever gets any of Jeff's real business. Where does it go? The street and dealers.

Good riddance to a very bad operator!

[Jon]

This is a travesty.

Do these cops have all the other crimes solved? Are there no unsolved murders? Have all the property crimes been wrapped up?

Uniformed Gang Members, stealing property, shooting pets, and breaking stuff. That's a great use of scarce resources. What thugs! Disappointing!

[don matter]

Where did you hear he (the dog) was fine??
He suffered several pointblank shots to the body and legs.
For Two months Organica was under surveillance. The Authorities knew there was a dog on site, and should have made proper arrangements to come in assist to the raid {K-9 unit; animal control; stun gun; tranquilizer}....
The officer was not slow to brag about the shots fired...
he now is just off oxygen and has trauma in his lungs as well as extensive tissue damage and has become lame, with expectations to keep his ability to walk.

[Wayne JR]

everybody that is sic of the bs over a safe alternative compared
to most stuff sold over the counter or at your neighborhood 7-11 store.
write your white house and complain, demand justice, Go to Obama.com
and contact us
Dear White House,
Why are the Dea still raiding Medical Marijuana Clinics ?
I voted for Obama and still support him fully. I do not support using
tax dollars raiding legal clinics voted in by the people, which pose no
threat to the public. The Dea even shot the owners dog!
As a tax paying citizen, please stop this unjustice.

[J Smith]

What the DEA did here is ILLEGAL.

[Robbob]

Word is, this place (both locales) were flouting and breaking the law.
Underage / non prescription buyers.
ILLEGAL.
Raves and Grow rooms at both locales.
ILLEGAL.
Consumption on premises.
ILLEGAL.

THAT is why they were raided.
So, to my fellow MMJ patients, don't criticize what you don't know.
If they break this very tenuous law on how access is given, they SHOULD be raided.
Let's keep this legal by abiding by the laws, the voters intentions and common sense.
These dispensaries who break the law need to be shuttered - or they ALL WILL.

[steve]

if this story came from any other country i would think it as a funny joke. But the fact is that the raid which hurt the dog and cost the tax payers lots of money to plan by so many agencies was done there in LA. Is really sad. have you looked at the education system or you over crowded jails full of pot smokers. Sure grass is illeagle but so is hitching a ride on the freeway. Wasted days and nights over something that a few uptight stuffed shirts can't grasp. SOOOO SAD!!

[Dee Ella]

What a waste of tax dollars. Think of the tax revenue the country could be receiving if the U.S. legalized marijuana. Yes, marijuana makes you stupid but no less stupid than alcohol.

Legalizing drugs would end the drug cartel, end the prison shortage, and would have the ability to reduce our ballooning deficit spending.

I am very conservative and I do not use illegal drugs, nor do I have a desire to use drugs that are currently illegal. Our county can not afford to continue the war on drugs.

[organica]

The true story of Organica: the building on Washington that it occupies was sitting vacant for several years it was an ex boat repair place and was filled with trash and bums living in the place a developer was trying to buy the buiding but the deal was going sour so Organica rented the place and cleaned it up made it look nice... this was Aug 2006 after we rented the building with a lease that stated the building was in Marina del Rey. We found out that the front 50 feet of the building was in Culver City so we had to find out how to open the collective in the LA part of the building so in the meantime we put on art and music events as well as local westside promoters used the space called cre8tivity which was a freedom art space but it got too popular the parties were out of control with too much freedom that we afforded people to express themselves and be who they wanted to be with no judgement there is a huge need for this look at the success of burning man ( if people don't have a way to blow off steam they will go crazy ) ... so one year later Aug 2007 we Opened Organica 4 months before the ico (intermediate control ordance) we were in compliance with the law we turned our paper work into the city including getting our resale tax permit to pay sales taxes we followed protocol for dispensaries as well as applying Attorney General Jerry Browns guidelines we filled taxes every quarter.We are a collective all of our members are from california all of our medicine comes from california and from our collective members. we distribute organic medicine at all different ranges from very low priced out door to top grade lab approved and grown medicine the proof is in our member base we have the largest member base on the west side for a reason we were doing it right.
now why we were raided when Obama said there are no more raids is the question. the funny thing about this is you have to be inviolation of fed and state law yet there is no one that can even interpret what the legal way to operate is so it is all a grey area as the state accepts the sales taxes...so is the state guilty too? why is this happening? this collective was not in violation of state law... there is no charges that it was the irs involvment is typical yet there is no tax issues so...
why has this most complex plant that provideds medicine
as well as pulp for paper fiber and seed for protien rich food been crucified as well as it's supporters while corporate america can put out products that are killing millions of people every year like pharmacueticals tobbaco grown with radio active fertalizers and alcohol?
why would such hipocracy be tolerated?becauseof all mighty $ the powers that be have no way to regulate and control the plant or movement so it is a war on anyone who does support it. the best way to solve this is to let the industry be and taxes it through a madatory card system in which anyone that wants to have cannabis gets a card that ids them as a patient and to have some sort of credit system to tax medicine as it is bought and sold. please have some compassion learn the truth be part of the solution.

[organica]

Truth is telling lies other wise these charges would be held against organica surely the government isnt this ineffective with all of these agencies they would of brought this charge up yet the only charge is for selling medical marijuana to ligit patients o truth or anyone else feel free to contact organicala@gmail.com if we were bad operators why so many mambers? because we were selling to anybody no we would of been shut down long before that we were shut simply because we were providing to a large collective base because we had the best quality meds this is the bottom line

[Jennifer DePierro]

That seems like a lot of agencies for a medical marijuana dispensary. I would love to have more information on what happened. I am an advocate of medical marijuana, however this article does not give enough details for me to make a judgment.

[organica]

The true story of Organica: the building on Washington that it occupies was sitting vacant for several years it was an ex boat repair place and was filled with trash and bums living in the place a developer was trying to buy the buiding but the deal was going sour so Organica rented the place and cleaned it up made it look nice... this was Aug 2006 after we rented the building with a lease that stated the building was in Marina del Rey. We found out that the front 50 feet of the building was in Culver City so we had to find out how to open the collective in the LA part of the building so in the meantime we put on art and music events as well as local westside promoters used the space called cre8tivity which was a freedom art space but it got too popular the parties were out of control with too much freedom that we afforded people to express themselves and be who they wanted to be with no judgement there is a huge need for this look at the success of burning man ( if people don't have a way to blow off steam they will go crazy ) ... so one year later Aug 2007 we Opened Organica 4 months before the ico (intermediate control ordance) we were in compliance with the law we turned our paper work into the city including getting our resale tax permit to pay sales taxes we followed protocol for dispensaries as well as applying Attorney General Jerry Browns guidelines we filled taxes every quarter.We are a collective all of our members are from california all of our medicine comes from california and from our collective members. we distribute organic medicine at all different ranges from very low priced out door to top grade lab approved and grown medicine the proof is in our member base we have the largest member base on the west side for a reason we were doing it right.
now why we were raided when Obama said there are no more raids is the question. the funny thing about this is you have to be inviolation of fed and state law yet there is no one that can even interpret what the legal way to operate is so it is all a grey area as the state accepts the sales taxes...so is the state guilty too? why is this happening? this collective was not in violation of state law... there is no charges that it was the irs involvment is typical yet there is no tax issues so...
why has this most complex plant that provideds medicine
as well as pulp for paper fiber and seed for protien rich food been crucified as well as it's supporters while corporate america can put out products that are killing millions of people every year like pharmacueticals tobbaco grown with radio active fertalizers and alcohol?
why would such hipocracy be tolerated?becauseof all mighty $ the powers that be have no way to regulate and control the plant or movement so it is a war on anyone who does support it. the best way to solve this is to let the industry be and taxes it through a madatory card system in which anyone that wants to have cannabis gets a card that ids them as a patient and to have some sort of credit system to tax medicine as it is bought and sold. please have some compassion learn the truth be part of the solution.

[organica]

btw Robbob is totally putting wrong info out no on site consumption was going on which also is not illigeal but we were not doing this...we followed protocol no one got meds with out a dr note and becoming a member... we have not had any events for over a year and a half even if we are a community based collective we had to maintain our collectve so before you know the story you should do research also overland gardens was 300 sq feet it was a small collective with no space for anything but meds so thats the real facts I would bet Rob did rob bob and is probably a collective member of a different collective that was jelious

[organica]

So, to my fellow MMJ patients, don't criticize what you don't know. exactly mr rob bob

[Brad Williams]

REVOLUTION IS COMING

[Green Patient]

Proposition 215 allows californians (who qualify) the right to use cannabis as medication and to cultivate 6 full-sized plants and 12 small plants. Every dispensary in Los Angeles (by my count, well above 1000) has the right to sell medical cannabis because they must first obtain a cairgiver's license.

The 2 clubs that were raided happened to be working back-door-deals, and since they have been raided many times before, under similar circumstances, this was the last straw. They happened to be going beyond their rights as a dispensary, and the raid focused on their "shady" deals, not the ones done over the counter.

But these are just 2 clubs out of the thousands in California. This article and all other media on the subject only educates the masses poorly. It is quite hard to interpret this article with any swing to the NORML side. So now just because 2 related dispensaries moved above the law, the social stigma of Marijuana as "dope" continues, and those ignorant enough to see it as a problem in the "drug world" believe that justice was served.

[Steve]

There is no federal "compassionate use" law. Marijuana is a Schedule I class drug and has no currently accepted medical use. The United States government has a legitmate right to enforce the law. Californians were duped into enacting the compassionate use law despite the dearth of evidence that THC has any medical value and the harm caused by smoking pot outweighs any benefits. As for the morons who argue that "it's no worse than alcohol"...yeah...alcohol use has been such a sucessful social experience we should legalize anything that brings about the death and heartache alcohol does.

[Larry]

SEEMS THAT THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T LIKE THE IDEA OF COLLECTING ALL THAT SALES TAX MONEY. DID YOU ALL REALIZE THAT THE MAIN REASON POT IS ILLEGAL (WAS) IS BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT COULDN'T COLLECT TAX ON IT? THE SAME DAY BEER BECAME LEGAL IS THE DAY THAT POT BECAME ILLEGAL, ALL FOR TAX REASONS.

[Chade]

The DEA wont understand until we hold the guns and we decide shooting...they are building upon peoples anger and one day that bubble is gonna burst.

[COURTNEY]

WHY THEY GOTTA SHOOT THE PIT BULL...THEY MUST HAVE BEEN SCARED...UHHHHHH WOW.......FIGURES