Federal law enforcement officials raided the collective medical marijuana garden of the Humbolt Cannabis Center last week and destroyed over 150 plants intended for medical use by its members, reported California NORML Coordinator Dale Gieringer.
Drug Enforcement Administration agents did not raid the center’s office or arrest any of the medical marijuana dispensary’s employees. The DEA has executed similar operations against medical marijuana gardens at the San Francisco Flower Therapy Club and Dennis Peron’s Lake County Farm.
The Humbolt Cannabis Center is a patient collective with over 300 members. It operates according to an Arcata city ordinance that explicitly recognizes the right of patients to form “medical marijuana associations” to help acquire their medication, Gieringer said.
“This raid is an outrageous example of government piracy against what is widely respected as one of the best-run medical cooperatives in the state,” Gieringer charged.
For more information, please contact Dale Gieringer of California NORML @ (415) 563-5858.