On Thursday November 21, US law enforcement agents, along with local police officers raided 14 medical marijuana locations around Colorado (including dispensaries, grow warehouses and 2 private residences), making it one of the largest federal raids since the state’s medical marijuana laws went into effect. A search warrant identifies 10 target subjects, noting alleged violations to the latest DOJ memo dealing with state pot laws that contradict federal policy.
On August 29th, the Justice Department issued a memo to federal prosecutors indicating it wouldn’t interfere with legal marijuana businesses that are acting compliance with state law, so long as they strictly adhere to eight specific areas of concern such as preventing distribution to minors and cultivation on public lands. Jeff Dorschner, spokesman for the U.S. Department of Justice in Denver said that “there are strong indications that more than one of the eight federal prosecution priorities identified in the Department of Justice’s August guidance memo are potentially implicated.” Two of those violations appear to include trafficking marijuana outside of states where it has been legalized and money laundering. No arrests have been made in this case as of yet.
Many of the locations raided on Thursday had multiple marijuana-related businesses at a single address. According to the Denver Post, “Investigators believe the businesses that were raided are all “one big operation…[and that] those targeted in the raids had been actively purchasing area dispensaries and growhouses over a sustained period of time.”
Juan Guardarrama, One of the named targets, is known to have a criminal history with potential ties to Cuban and Colombian drug gangs, according to the Miami Herald. In 2012 Guardarrama, who is also referred to as “Tony Montana” from the Al Pacino movie “Scarface,” asked undercover police officers to transport his CO-grown marijuana to Florida and?to?”take out”?his?partner. He pleaded guilty earlier this year in Miami in a racketeering case.
This case clearly has a lot of moving parts, and more information is needed to understand the full scope of the situation. But, if evidence proves that there have been large-scale violations to any of the recent DOJ memo’s eight areas of concern, one can’t be surprised that the federal government would act in accordance to its own guidelines. As more information emerges, the public will get a better understanding of the story and the alleged players involved in this operation.
true. but only justice if violations truly occurred. people are still angry about it being illegal in the first place. people like ‘tony montana’ didnt have to exist when it comes to cannabis. understand? there is a lot of BS wen it comes to cannabis where the fed(and criminal authority in general) has a history of having involvment
I stated this as soon as I heard the news. This is the way its been ever since medicinal marijuana laws changed. The government only messes with the bag people who don’t deserve to ruin it for everyone else. I don’t live in a medicinal state [yet] but if people keep making this ugly and about gangs and money laundering then I’m not going to hold my breath. Hope any innocent do gooders make it out unscathed.
The DOJ should be pressing charges on bankers, and not ONLY J P Morgan.
If the feds weren’t such ass holes about pot there wouldn’t be Tony Montana’s involved.
Of they abuse the honor bestowed on them they gonna ruin any chance anybody else has to be legal
The Government just needs to back off
legalize it already that’s what the people want
People like Juan Guardarrama ruin it for the rest of us ;/
Ah yes, Sabrina. Before the allegations and charges are fully disclosed, let’s take our benevolent overlords’ word that these were the bad guys. Multiple businesses in one location? Heavens to Betsy! I’m clutching my pearls at this very moment!That DOJ memo was the feds way of saying that although they can’t really do anything inside the law to preempt state law, they will anyway if they feel like it.
That’s all we need, is those ass wipes–the gangs–gumming things up. But I’ll hold off commenting further until more info becomes available.
As soon as prohibition ends the cartels, gangs, and marijuana related crime ends with it. Why is this so difficult for our government to understand?
Meanwhile, BLATANTLY criminal bankers walk free…
Juan Guardarrama did a big favor for the DEA.
Looks like the DEA banking on their criminal enterprise from prohibited States in high demand like Florida;
if the DOJ is found to have breached the memo guidelines, Obama and the Democrats look foolish for contradicting themselves again, damaging chances for Democrats on the green campaign ticket. If the DOJ followed their own rules, then we have only more organized crime to worry about in Colorado… until…
Legalization without cartels will only work when all states legalize. But there may be a silver lining in this story if legitimate, tax paying businesses were spared while the DEA focuses on what they should; illegal international black markets created by drug prohibition prioritizing enforcement over treatment and weak sanctions on countries like Cuba that can turn around and trade with anyone else. In other words, end prohibition worldwide so the DEA can stop being the world’s cartel and just defend legal commerce from criminal exploitation.
The Feds seem to have a “shoot first, sort out the facts later” policy when dealing with marijuana. Instead of raids and seizures before the facts are known, why not serve these folks with some kind of summons to answer questions? If marijuana was radioactive and a dire threat to the public, I could see the sense of such dramatic action.
and JP identifies the key issue here, legalize and stop hurting people.
As long as they go for the crooks and leave the good guy to sell there cannabis, but when they pick on the good guys that’s when the feds step over the line. KEEP THE GOOD GUYS GOOD. Get rid of the trash that ism what the TAX is to pay for.
AMERICANS SHOULD STOP FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM THAT DOES NOT EXIST. THIS GIANT LAW ENFORCEMENT MACHINE THEY BUILT COULD NOT EXIST ON HEROIN AND COCAIN ARREST ALONE. IF THEY DID THEY ONLY NEED ABOUT 15% OF THE PERSONNEL CURRENTLY WORKING. THEY WILL EXPLOIT EVERY ANGLE TO SURVIVE AND VAGUE RULES REALY HELP THEM. THE GOVERNMENT CAN TURN ON A DIME IF THEY CAN POINT TO SOME ATROCITY THAT HAS HAPPENED. WE NEED THESE LAWS OFF THE BOOKS. DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS JUST BIG PHARMA PULLING THE STRINGS,IT IS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT BUSINESS THAT HIRES MORE THAN BIG PHARMA. THESE POLICE DINOSAURS WHO CRUISE OUR HIGHWAYS HOPING TO CONFISCATE PROPERTY TO ENRICH THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENTS SO THEY CAN GROW THEIR NUMBERS AND EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE RAINED IN.70 YEARS TO CORRECT WRONG FACTS AND WRONG LAWS IS INEXCUSABLE.
VOTE THESE PEOPLE OUT! HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE PURCHASED BOOZE WHEN UNDER AGE. THEY DO NOT STOP SELLING BOOZE BECAUSE OF A VIOLATION. THEY ARREST THE STORE WHO COMMITTED THE VIOLATION AND MOVE ON. I AGREE THAT REAL VIOLATORS SHOULD BE STOPPED BUT DO NOT CONDEM SOMEONE FOR HAVING MORE THAN ONE STORE.
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Yet here I am in Idaho with the Mexican Mafia running a muck next door. Trafficking large quantities of Meth, Cocaine, Heroin & Fueling property crimes and violence. I have ignored this for years until they could no longer keep it on their property. So I went to the law enforcement, then the prosecutor, then the county commissioners. Now my husband is in jail because he was propelled to flee with our children for our lives and fell causing scrapes after asking for help from the other neighbors and he is being charged with multiple misdemeanors and 2 felonies. Yet my family had to abandon our home with deed in hand to flee the constant threats of the neighbors. We also have no way of freeing him because the bond is so high. Why can’t this neighbor be charged after all we have him on camera because he is golden or What? I am at a loss as why they continue to target cannabis users and not real dangerous mobster and gangs like my neighbors
It’s good that this guy got arrested because it sounds like he was trying to cut everyone’s throat. It looks like he was buying up shares in a pot business instead of doing it legit. Maybe honest business men can take his place. I agree with the guy above that if Cannabis were just legalized totally we wouldn’t have these kind of people on our streets.
I believe we should keep our cool about things like this…Our Federal Government is set in place to uphold the law. I believe they are only doing their job and following through with the law….Take marijuana out of the picture and put something like traditionally prescribed drugs in its place… It is legal to take them if prescribed…It is legal to buy them from a licensed pharmacy if prescribed. It is illegal for the pharmacy to manufacture and sell prescriptions in any way other than by laws set. If this guy is bending the rules to profit from or allow holes in the industry, he deserves to be in trouble… If we want our rights to this freedom, we need to recognize the repercussion of someone getting caught for breaking the law and accept that it is not us upholding the law causing trouble…Let the feds do their job…Just keep educated on your rights and don’t step out of the boundaries. Understand that you who are mad because they removed a bad guy may be poisoning your own coffee and slowing reform for yourselves by griping about the feds and their movement. We need law officials…They are here to protect. I am proactive in a less than proactive state. Personally I love the idea of reforming marijuana laws nationwide for all positive reasons…I also love the fact that the law is willing to honestly uphold their end of the bargain…I hate intoxicated drivers and can’t stand people who are given a little then take much more than they are offered. I think some folks are under the impression that once something is REFORMED then “POOF” Its all freedom after that…Like Alcohol, there are some precautions and guidelines set so we all don’t go off selling to minors or start Puffin down at Chuck E Cheez…Kudos to the feds for removing the Cartel and Gangsters. Let Freedom Ring!!! Let it Grow!!!!!
The last state to end alcohol prohibition was the largest producer of alcohol during prohibition. Well that doesn’t make alot of sense because diehard prohibitionist would have the cleanest state wouldn’t they?
It’s only logical that the criminals originations would want a piece of the legal pie. They had total control for so long that they think they can keep calling the shots. Wrong!!! This is an opportunity to get away from the low life that has always surrounded marijuana. Its time we follow the rules. Pay the tax and don’t let the dumb-asses screw this up. I shit you not, the whole country is waiting and watching to see what happens in Colorado and Washington. Let the DEA get rid of the crooks. Just don’t be a crook. We have rules to play by now.
Thanks
NORML
I had the feeling that the long list of restrictions the DOJ had made was a set up. It didn’t long for the DOJ to act upon it. So I guess, Juan Guardarrama did it for the DEA. Isn’t that how they do it?
As time goes on, this is going to happen. They will keep looking for violators of their guidelines. It’ll take some time, but as more states legalize, this will happen less as often.
This is only the beginning of some craziness, that’s going to happen more and more for awhile. I can’t wait until the Feds find themselves overwhelmed, and then eventually have to change the laws on a federal basis.
Hm. The feds are kind of dumb, as they seem to not be following legalization very well here in a lot of ways. They ought to just to it on a federal level.
They Won’t, Not Yet, Cause They Are Too Dumb.
they were doing their job! this guy was shipping weed illegally to Florida and laundering the profits through his dispensaries…he deserved to be busted! what he did was illegal, even in Colorado. i suppose you stoners would have dispensaries be completely immune to any and all laws…who cares what they do right? bars still get shut down everyday because they serve booze to minors or don’t report their income properly…it’s the way of the world.
Feds just need to legalize!
Solves a lot of problems.
Just have to live with the fact that people use pot.
Let’s all pause for a moment and thank the accused. The legalization movement has been born on the backs of those who dared to ignore the prohibition laws for the last few decades. NONE of them deserve prison for the simple act of possessing a plant. Look around you…public opinion has changed. YOU HAVE LOST THE WAR. I for one will never forget those who sacrificed so much for the greater good. Don’t listen to the lies…they want to control us.
Just another lie from the current administration.
Ur all foolish if u believe anything u read
Without overstating the obvious, there is so much here that just isn’t clear from the facts presented. Was this necessary? I doubt it. Was this guy Juan doing it wrong? Probably! Kudos to you for all the great current events. I may start adding some of these & giving you backlink credit from my new just-for-fun Facebook Page:
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You my friend, have some really rich content…awesome posts. Ones like this and the recreational law challenges in CO, are ones I’d be happy to re-post and link back to on my new just-for-fun Cannabis Corner fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/WeedStrainReviews
I live and work in the mmj industry here in colorado. Unfortunately, alot of dispensaries that I grow for our a little shady. The owners that I work for also come from south florida and even have a trim manager that was arrested for cocaine distribution. Who do you think is interested in starting a dispensary ex-coke dealers who were able to legetimize their money. There are alot of players here from south florida, thats who is attracted to this industry.
I have a friend in business in Colorado who was not targeted, so if this turns out to have merit, cook um the rest of us deserve it!!!
Law enforcement is still hauling runners down in Idaho, another one just yesterday. Guy was from Billings Montana. he was caught with weed, hash, and mushrooms. Heads up Norml a news report here in South East Idaho says law enforcement, the Bear River Task Force is working on a lawsuit claiming that people trafficking drugs through Idaho are illegal profiteers out for personal gain breaking federal law and causing trouble in Idaho. Its a good bet that an attempt will be made by the states of Idaho and/or Wyoming to shut legal Washington, and Colorado marijuana businesses down. If you plan to travel in Idaho be careful in the area of American Falls. Dishonest Idaho law enforcement will claim smelling marijuana even when they don’t then demand a search.
Tip: when you load a pipe or roll a joint, and enjoy marijuana its a good bet that 99% of the smell is on your hands. If you must go out in public after toking up simply wash your hands.
@VoR,
Thanks for the final Tip. Another example why “rolling a joint” is obsolete, even post legalization.
Serving one (1) 25-mg single toke with a one-hitter reduces this hazard (though maybe not in any-excuse-to-search Idaho). Afterwards breathe in and out of a “disposable” paper bag (breathbonnet); if no water nearby, carefully suck/tonguewash every finger ten seconds or so (rotating tongue around finger in direction of grooves). (Ingesting minute quantities of whatever else is on fingers is not unhealthy, quite contrary, forget taboos about germs.)
The federal government is just butt-hurt over legalization. They want to “flex their muscle” in a state like Colorado that has both medical and full legalization on the books. Completely ignoring the facts that WE THE PEOPLE voted for it and raids such as this interferes in state affairs.
Hello Fellow Tokers
Michelle Leonhart DEA is trying to secure her and some of her co-workers job’s. Which is supported by a hefty $2 billion plu$$ annual budget.
@Jimmy Potseed, Rolling and smoking a joint will never be obsolete. Why? because it is classic, sexy, and it is a much more intimate experience than sharing a pipe of bong. Watch the movie “Now Voyager” with Bette Davis,and Paul Henreid. Paul lights a cigarette for Bette and then lights himself a cigarette it is one of the most romantic and sexiest scenes in motion picture history.
It is a failure, they know it and so does everyone else. I am sure some of you have already seen this video of Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, and Dr.Ron Paul collaborated and made this video “The War on Drugs is a Failure” a poignant statement that has gone viral, and speaks the plain truth.
Stay tuned for another “Fast and Furious blunder”. This time it’s the DOJ and the DEA.
@grandma3d, I had to answer you why rolling a joint is and will be obsolete.
1. Precisely because those romantic scenes in motion pictures were paid for by Big 2WackGo to get kids hooked and bring on today’s 6-MILLION-DEATHS-A-YEAR holocaust of $igarette disease, death and deforestation. Have we had enough World War Two already?
2. Motion pictures are obsolete. Instead of hours of idleness just watching those dressed-up dodos, listen to NPR or the local Brahms RADIO station and keep your eyes on the much-more-interesting-than-movies stuff your own hands are doing. Legal cannabis means a chance to serve a toke at the best time and place, which is at the workspace right before you DO something interesting, not before sitting in the cocoon watching something.
3. A joint is pernicious because it looks like a $igarette, it is a $igarette advertisement. Kids seeing those high class gestures in some movie and wanting to imitate them can learn how to do it with a joint, but the bad news is some time when the joint isn’t available and they want to impress someone, they settle for a $igarette– ZAP, hooked for life!
4. Sharing– try a Double Single Toke. A 25-mg serving of sifted (easy-vape) herb in a screened quarter-inch-diameter crater, embedded atop a device with TWO DRAWTUBES, or with a Y-shaped one which divides, two persons simultaneously drawing:
(a) Each partner sucks TWICE AS SLOW
(b) Each gets HALF the hit (heat)
(c) Serve twice as many tokes
(d) After each toke share a Double-Ended Breathbonnet (some folks are afraid to know what that is).
If the charges are true, I’m very glad this piece of shit (Juan Guardarrama) is off the streets. This is why we pay taxes.
If this Guardarrama fellow is indeed a launderer, then it’s good to get the crooks out the way for the legitimate to make progress.
I am curious though, if the DEA isn’t making a false flag case similar to BMB / Operation Urban Shield, in an attempt to untruthfully prove prohibition is necessary.
Remember, the whole creation around canabis prohibition was flimsy deductive knowledge of treatment (psuedo-proving addiction) or jail and/or a possibly hefty fine.
The govt kills its competition, if any govt agency is coming to raid your efforts you can be sure they are the corrupt ones. Next time you see a raid get the whole population of the city out and capture these “govt” thugs hold them on trial and lets have it out finally
@mexweed
Chill out, What is wrong with you? You are such a pessimist. You are so negative, get over yourself. I don’t have anymore time to waste on negative people, you in particular!
They were selling to a non-legal state. Lets hope it becomes legal nationwide to reduce interstate sells.
Innocent before proven guilty is a myth these days.
Let’s think about this for a second. If they know that this man committed these crimes why in the world has NO ONE BEEN CHARGED????? Does this make sense to anyone? All I know is that the asset forfeiture laws are in full effect and this has to stop. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel. Allow dispensaries, allow them to pay state and federal taxes and when they get to be one of the bigger dispensaries….. the DEA goes in with their face masks and semi automatic weapons smashing in the doors and taking EVERYTHING AND CHARGING NO ONE!!! They take all the money, cannabis, computers, houses ect. Then the state cops get 80% of that money and the DEA get’s 20%. Again all while arresting no one. Sounds like a gang to me!
See what happens when you bring up Double Ended Breathbonnet on a pub(l)ic website, some grandmother just cursed me out!
Meanwhile, its the patients that suffer, both those in the states that have legalized and those that have yet to see the light.
I have a feeling I wont see cannabis leagle befor I die. Texas
All Contracts Buying or Selling Marijuana Are Illegal, Why, because of the Federal Law, and the DEA could raid California and Colorado at any Time! There are 5 parts of a contract.
1. OFFER What they are Selling
2. ACCEPTANCE, What you Buy
3. CONSIDERATION, Money, Service, Trade you Pay
4, CAPACITY OF THE PARTIES, (Meeting of the minds) That is why you don’t sell to Minors. or people under the influence..
5. LEGALITY, Federal Law overrides State Laws
if any part of the rules of Contract is missing or of Fraud, it is a voidable contract and can be broken, and the injured party Sues. Mainly the Defendant.
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