DEA raids Emmalyn's cannabis clinic days after Holder statement
DEA agents raided Emmalyn's California Cannabis Clinic in San Francisco on 25 March 2009, seizing plants, equipment, cash and computers but making no arrests, days after Attorney General Holder said the Obama administration would not target state-compliant dispensaries. The agency cited suspected violations while a city source pointed to alleged sales-tax issues the clinic denied.
🇺🇸 1597 Howard Street, SoMa, San Francisco · California, United States
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided Emmalyn’s California Cannabis Clinic at 1597 Howard Street in San Francisco’s South of Market district on the afternoon of Wednesday 25 March 2009.[1][2]The dispensary held a temporary permit from the city Department of Public Health and had served patients since before the city’s 2006 dispensary ordinance.[1][2]Agents removed bins of marijuana plants, growing equipment, cash and computers, and made no arrests.[1][2]
The raid came a week after US Attorney General Eric Holder signaled that the Obama administration would not prosecute dispensaries complying with state medical-marijuana law.[1][2]DEA Special Agent in Charge Anthony Williams said the investigation found suspected violations of federal and state law.[2]A city-government source said the action appeared prompted by alleged sales-tax improprieties, while clinic attorney Terence Hallinan, a former San Francisco district attorney, said he knew of no state or local violation by his client.[1][2]Supervisor Chris Daly, in whose district Emmalyn’s operated, condemned the use of force against patient access.[1]
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