DEA agents crack down on medical marijuana clinics

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents launched a series of raids at more than 20 medical marijuana dispensaries in the San Francisco area this week. The busts are likely to reignite debate on the controversial issue, only weeks after the Supreme Court ruled that federal anti-drug statutes take precedence over state drug laws. DEA agents would not say how many people were caught up in the sweep, pending a press conference. Authorities did reveal, however, that they have charged two people with being the ringleaders of an illegal distribution ring. Dr. Marion Fry and Duke Shafer of Cool, California, a community outside of Sacramento, were charged with violations of drug trafficking laws.

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