Federal drug agents, city investigators, code enforcement officers and local police raided a chain of medical marijuana dispensaries and a private home in San Bernardino on Wednesday 6 February 2013.[1][2] Officers served the warrants simultaneously at Kush Concepts East at 1996 Del Rosa Avenue, Kush Concepts North at 304 West 40th Street and Kush Concepts West at 1600 North Arrowhead Avenue, plus a residence at 3577 Manzanita Drive.[1]
Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman Sarah E. Pullen, a special agent, said the searches went off without incident and that the US Attorney’s Office would decide whether any criminal charges would be filed against Kush Concepts once the evidence was processed.[1] One DEA agent wrote that the warrants sought evidence of possession with intent to distribute and of distribution of a controlled substance.[1] No arrests were made during the raids.[1]
A city that had banned dispensaries
Raiders marched patients out of the three shops during the operation.[2] City officials said San Bernardino still had 41 dispensaries.[2] City Attorney James F. Penman had declared the businesses banned in April 2011, and more than 50 medical marijuana outlets were listed as violating the ordinance, with city actions closing about half of them.[1]
