Politics & Government

DEA Raids Wildomar Medical Marijuana Operation

The raid was part of a sting operation that included 11 other facilities and homes in North County San Diego.

Drug Enforcement Administration officials have raided a medical marijuana facility in Wildomar as part of a sting operation that included 11 other facilities and homes in North County San Diego.

Extreme Holistic Care located on Corydon Street was raided by Drug Enforcement Agency officials Thursday, but no arrests have been made as of Tuesday morning, said Amy Roderick of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The raid was part of a sweep that included facilities in Oceanside, Vista and San Marcos.

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Roderick said an investigation is ongoing and she would not confirm what was seized from Extreme Holistic Care.

“I can say that if there had been any marijuana, it would have been seized,” she said. “It is a Schedule 1 substance under federal law.”

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Under California's Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and the subsequent Medical Marijuana Program Act that became law on Jan.1, 2004, qualified patients and their primary caregivers are permitted "to use, possess and cultivate marijuana for medical purposes without criminal prosecution” in the state. But the Act conflicts with federal law, which classifies marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug and prohibits prescriptions for it.

“For us, there is no argument. We are a federal agency,” Roderick said.

Extreme Holistic Care has not been ordered to shut down, according to Roderick.

It is unclear whether the City of Wildomar has ordered the facility to close.

 

 

 


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