Oakland DEA activity

OAKLAND, Mar. 16th - Medical marijuana patient activist Angel
Raich was arrested today at the Oakland federal building while
protesting the DEA's raid on Riverside County patient Gary Silva.
Angel was stopped by a security guard for using a megaphone too close
to the building, then arrested after talking back to him through the
megaphone as she walked away. She was released with a citation.
Meanwhile, a few blocks away, the DEA was raiding a marijuana
grow facility at 1740 Telegraph Ave. (The building was formerly the
headquarters of the Compassionate Caregivers medical dispensary, now
dissolved.). The current operators are said to be involved in
production of medical cannabis edibles. Two other affiliated grows
in Emeryville are also said to have been raided. The raid is
thought to have been triggered by the discovery of the garden by an
Oakland building inspector.
"This incident shows the need for legally licensed gardens,"
commented Cal NORML coordinator Dale Gieringer, who intends to bring
the matter to the attention of Oakland's Measure Z oversight
committee. The committee meets tonight at Oakland City Hall at 6 PM.
Supporters are invited to a pre-meeting gathering at the Bulldog
Coffee Shop, 1739 Telegraph Ave, at 5 PM.
- Cal NORML Release, 3/16/06
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