US CA: Seven Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Shut Down By Police Operation

Grunion Gazette, 11 Oct 2012 – Law enforcement officials Wednesday raided and shut down seven different medical marijuana dispensaries that were operating illegally in the city. According to officials, the seven dispensaries were chosen based on the most total number of community complaints that the Long Beach Police Department had received. The LBPD, Drug Enforcement Administration, State of California Franchise Tax Board, Long Beach Fire Department and Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office conducted the joint operation. Dispensaries and large-scale cultivation sites have been banned in the city since Aug. 12.