“RAID ALERT! Raid underway on Care By Design / AbsoluteXtracts in Sonoma county (right now) need help from communty [sic] for support,” wrote spokespeople for patient group Americans for Safe Access, in a Facebook post this afternoon.
According to reports today from the Press Democrat, Sonoma County law enforcement agencies led a series of raids focused on cannabis extraction facilities, and at least nine were detained. The police visits occurred at a business park on Circadian Way off Corporate Center Parkway.
The area, and Sonoma County in general, is a hotbed of cannabis extraction due to local expertise and access to prime sources of raw cannabis. But extraction exists in a gray area. The vast majority of California cities and counties have not yet regulated the industrial activity, with state laws taking effect by 2018. The Drug Enforcement Administration was present at the raids in an observational role, reports state.
Local lobbying group the Sonoma County Grower’s Alliance plans to meet with volunteers in Santa Rosa this afternoon at 4 p.m. “to discuss next steps as a community.”
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Police Raids Hit Major Calif. Medical Marijuana Brands Care By Design and AbsoluteXtracts
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