Patrick Dudley, Criminal Defense Attorney, Interviewed on San Diego 6 (XETV-TV) News on 9/9/09

• By Cali Shaye
• Marijuana Dispensaries
• 13 years ago
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Raids target San Diego medical marijuana shops SAN DIEGO (AP) — Law enforcement teams from several agencies have raided medical marijuana dispensaries across San Diego. San Diego police officials say personnel from federal, state and local departments served warrants at an undisclosed number of storefronts across the county, targeting dispensaries in beach communities. A police spokeswoman did not disclose the reason for the raids or whether there were any arrests. Officials with the district attorney’s office and the Drug Enforcement Administration say they will provide more details at a press conference Thursday. Americans for Safe Access, a medicinal cannabis advocacy group, decried the raids. On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council voted to form a citizen’s task force that will seek to clarify local laws governing the use of medical marijuana. ©2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. In the video, Patrick Dudley, Criminal Defense Attorney, is interviewed by Lynn Stuart on San Diego 6 (XETV-TV) News on 9/9/09. Attorney Dudley explains that there were people who were “legitimately serving medical marijuana patients and were trying to abide by the attorney general guidelines the best that they could”, but that in this situation, the guidelines are so unclear that what is happening is that, ironically, “you’re guilty until proven innocent here.”