Federal prosecutors launch coordinated crackdown on Calif. medical pot dispensaries

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal prosecutors announced an aggressive crackdown on California pot dispensaries Friday, vowing to shut down dozens of growing and sales operations and saying that the worst offenders are using the cover of medical marijuana to act as storefront drug dealers.

Officials described it as the first coordinated statewide offensive against marijuana dealers and suppliers who use California's 15-year-old medical marijuana law as legal cover for running sophisticated drug trafficking ventures in plain sight.

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Mary Beth Sheridan 08 Oct, 2011

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