COUNCIL FRUSTRATED BY DEA POT RAIDS.Byline: RICK ORLOV Staff Writer Wearing pink arm bands to show their support for the use of medical marijuana, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Wednesday asked for
information on other cities' success in stopping clinic raids by
federal agents.
Voicing frustration with city efforts to develop operating guidelines for the clinics and protect them from raids, the council also asked the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . to review its policy on
cooperating with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was established in 1973 by President richard m. nixon as part of the Justice Department, thus uniting a number of federal drug agencies that had often worked at cross-purposes. .
"We know we have no control over the federal government, but I don't think we should play a role in helping them raid clinics we have authorized," Councilwoman Janice Hahn Janice Hahn is a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 15th district. Hahn was elected in 2001 and reelected in 2005, running unopposed. The 15th District encompasses the Los Angeles communities of Watts, Wilmington, Harbor Gateway, Harbor City, Athens on the said. But Cmdr. David Doan said the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. is not prepared to make such a pledge, and that it would have to review any regulations developed by the city. While police Chief William Bratton has said he agrees with allowing medical-marijuana clinics to operate, the LAPD also has a policy of cooperating with other law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). . He also has said the department might be asked to provide backup support for Drug Enforcement Administration operations. The LAPD has 20 officers with dual local-federal authorization who work with the DEA DEA - Data Encryption Algorithm , Doan said. Only one, however, has been involved in raids at local marijuana clinics. Councilman Bill Rosendahl Bill Rosendahl is a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing Council District 11, including the communities of Brentwood, Del Rey, Mar Vista, Marina del Rey, Pacific Palisades, Palms, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Venice, West Los Angeles and Westchester. said he wanted to know whether any cities with similar measures have been successful in stopping DEA clinic raids. "Without that information, all we are doing is a sham on the public," Rosendahl said. The City Council last week adopted a measure placing a moratorium on all new medical-marijuana clinics in the city until it can develop guidelines. Hahn said she is prepared to call for the LAPD to stop participating in DEA raids or ask the DEA to impose a moratorium on raids. The debate came as a group of nearly two dozen women and clinic operators rallied at City Hall to thank the council for its efforts to halt the DEA raids and develop regulations. California cities and the federal government have been at odds ever since the passage of Proposition 215, allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana for medical use. Police officials estimate there are some 200 medicinal-marijuana clinics in Los Angeles. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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