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California Cops Forced to Return $800,000 in Pot After Controversial Raid

posted by janrinok on Sunday March 31 2024, @06:13PM   Printer-friendly

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By Lester Black / March 27, 2024

https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/calif-cops-forced-to-return-800k-in-cannabis-19370034.php

Michael Moussalli, the owner of Se7enLeaf, said that the cannabis raid has nearly destroyed his business.

American police have been seizing cannabis for decades, but the tables were turned last week, when law enforcement in a California city was forced to return hundreds of pounds of cannabis to a pot distributor.

Costa Mesa police officers returned the massive shipment of cannabis last week to Se7enLeaf, a cannabis distributor in the city, according to the Los Angeles Times. The authorities had accused the company of illegally operating and seized the cannabis in September of last year.

Michael Moussalli, the owner of Se7enLeaf, told SFGATE that he was happy to get his cannabis back after his attorneys explained he was operating legally, but he still blamed the city for taking it in the first place and delaying its return.

"The sad thing is once all this info was shared, there was no apologies. There was only more aggression," Moussalli said, referencing the city's attempt to further delay the return of the products. "The police were not happy that no charges were filed. The police were not happy that the product was being returned."

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  • (Score: 0, Troll) by krishnoid on Sunday March 31 2024, @06:38PM (3 children)

    by krishnoid (1156) on Sunday March 31 2024, @06:38PM (#1351121)

    "The sad thing is once all this info was shared, there was no apologies. There was only more aggression," Moussalli said,

    Marijuana makes people *aggressive*? Wow, you learn something every day.

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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by ElizabethGreene on Sunday March 31 2024, @07:00PM (2 children)

    by ElizabethGreene (6748) Subscriber Badge on Sunday March 31 2024, @07:00PM (#1351124) Journal

    I may have misread the article, but I believe the implication was that law enforcement was aggressive, not the pot dealer.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by janrinok on Sunday March 31 2024, @07:13PM

      by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Sunday March 31 2024, @07:13PM (#1351126) Journal

      Correct, that is my understanding too.

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    • (Score: 2) by ls671 on Monday April 01 2024, @02:49AM

      by ls671 (891) on Monday April 01 2024, @02:49AM (#1351154) Homepage

      They obviously smoked so of it then!

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