Saturday, 19. October 2002

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Patients, growers sue Feds over medical marijuana raids

Medical marijuana patients and growers sued U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and Drug Enforcement Administration chief Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday, claiming federal raids are violating their civil rights. The federal lawsuit is both a response to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against the Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative last year, and a reaction to recent DEA raids against medical marijuana patients and providers.

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