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By Tony Shin

Federal agents raided three pot dispensaries in San Diego acting on a
"landlord law" that was put into action by the U.S. Attorney's office last
year.

Landlords who rent to pot shops were warned to evict their tenants or face
prosecution and lose their property.

Agents targeted "Golden West Collective" on University Avenue in North Park
Wednesday with assistance from San Diego Police.

Trash bags filled with marijuana were brought out and at least one person
was arrested.

"This is just the beginning for us, we're going to be going out and this
thing is going to be ongoing for awhile," said Special Agent Amy Roderick.

Medicinal marijuana supporters protested outside the building chanting
"Shame on you!" at the agents who were also helped by members of the San
Diego County Sheriff's Department.

"We now have to buy our drugs from criminals," said pot supporter Rich Reil.

The property manager said the landlord has tried repeatedly to evict the
owners of "Golden West" but they wouldn't leave the building.

It's unclear if the landlord will face any charges.

A sheriff's deputy told NBCSanDiego that two unmarked vehicles were also
vandalized during the raid and investigators believe the protesters are
responsible for the crime.

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Me...76348.html

Why would the landlord have difficulty evicting someone? Do not renew their lease.

The article almost makes it sound as if this was done at the property owners request.

addendum: I watched the video a couple of times and am still having a bit of difficulty trying to figure out the purpose of this raid. It looks more like a forced eviction than a drug raid.

One person detained for questioning and later released?

When is the last time the Fed did a drug raid and did not arrest anyone?

If the business was operating legally under their lease the landlord has little to no authority to break the terms of the lease. I can see an issue for the landlord as they are caught in the middle. The Fed on one side telling you they are going to start forfeiture proceedings on your property if you do not get rid of the Herb and the Sheriff's department saying there is nothing they can do as the business is being operated legally according to both the terms of the lease and state law.

Enter the Fed to handle the eviction in the form of a raid where we take everything but the people.

The landlord is most likely still screwed as the business has a valid lease and under state law could try to restart operations immediately.

What a shit storm. Are any of the dispensaries located in areas where they own the property and if so have there been moves against them?

One of the articles I read about the raid on the 3 pot dispensaries stated that some of the collectives are, or were. operating with out a business license. They applied for a license thru the city, but were denied a license but opened and operated with out one.

(01-13-2012 02:50 PM)OpenSpaces Wrote: [ -> ]When is the last time the Fed did a drug raid and did not arrest anyone?

If the business was operating legally under their lease the landlord has little to no authority to break the terms of the lease. I can see an issue for the landlord as they are caught in the middle. The Fed on one side telling you they are going to start forfeiture proceedings on your property if you do not get rid of the Herb and the Sheriff's department saying there is nothing they can do as the business is being operated legally according to both the terms of the lease and state law.

most raids out here in Los Angeles to my knowledge, resulted in no arrests. dea usually came in, took all the meds and cash, broke cameras and computers, and left. people were rarely arrested, and the stores usually opened the next day (those who could afford it).

as far as the landlords go, i might be wrong, but they could argue that the business is illegal under federal law, which would justify the evictions. i worked at a local dispensary where exactly that happened. the douchebag landlord shut them down without any concern for the operators or patients..

all of this is a direct result of the state government not controlling the mmj development and letting it grow wild without any set (or enforced) regulations). for years, legitimate mmj dispensary operators have asked to be regulated and taxed, but the state did nothing.