SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Police and federal agents conducted another raid on medical marijuana dispensaries Wednesday, bringing the total to seven since late April in the Spokane area.
The raids come as U.S. Attorneys in Washington have reiterated federal stances on the distribution of medical marijuana, which is legal to use under state law.
Backers of medical marijuana had managed to get a measure approved by the Legislature that they say would bring the voter-approved medical marijuana system out of a legal grey area. But Gov. Chris Gregoire vetoed the measure, saying that it put state workers at risk.
The Spokesman-Review reports that in April federal prosecutors sent letters to dispensaries in the Spokane area to shut down or face enforcement. Most of the 40 dispensaries complied.
