Lawsuit Seeks End to U.S. Raids on Pot Farm
The city and county of Santa Cruz have sued Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft and the Drug Enforcement Administration, demanding that federal agents stay away from a farm that grows marijuana for sick and dying people.
“This is an opportunity for us to stand behind the people in our community who are the most needy,” said Santa Cruz Mayor Emily Reilly. “This is what we do well in Santa Cruz.”
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in San Jose, comes in response to a DEA raid last September at a small pot farm located on a quiet coastal road about 15 miles north of town.
Agents uprooted about 165 plants and arrested the owners, Valerie and Michael Corral.
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