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http://www.santacruzvsashcroft.com/

This is WAMM's site dedicated to this case.

Valerie and Mike Corral

Supreme Court to hear medical pot case

Fri, 26 Nov 2004

The eyes of the area�s medical marijuana community will be on the nation�s capital this week.

Medical pot group basks in victory, eyes new harvest

Sun, 25 Apr 2004

In September 2002, WAMM's medical marijuana garden was raided by federal agents who confiscated 167 plants. This week�s news: a U.S. District Court judge issued an injunction barring future raids by the federal government.

Medical-Marijuana Fight Returns to Court

Wed, 31 Mar 2004

Members of an area medical-marijuana cooperative return to federal court today seeking an end to drug raids like the one that decimated their pot garden in September 2002.

Medical Marijuana Backers: Raid Illegal

Mon, 07 Jul 2003

A Drug Enforcement Administration raid on a farm that cultivated pot for ailing patients was both illegal and immoral, medical marijuana supporters argued at the start of a federal trial Monday. This has caused an ``insurmountable'' level of pain and suffering and hastened the deaths of the most vulnerable patients, lawyers said.

Fighting Back in Santa Cruz: Pot Patients Sue the Feds

Mon, 28 Apr 2003

Santa Cruz became the first public entity to file a lawsuit against federal drug warriors after agents seized 167 plants grown by the Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana.

In First-of-Its-Kind Lawsuit, Santa Cruz City and County Sue Ashcroft, DEA for Brutal Medical Marijuana Raid

Press Conference With Santa Cruz Mayor, Medical Marijuana Patients and Attorneys for the Lawsuit, Wednesday April 23rd, 10:00 AM Pacific Time

Defiant California City Hands Out Marijuana

Wed, 18 Sep 2002

Mayor Krohn, several City Council members and two former mayors gathered in front of City Hall this afternoon to witness a medical marijuana giveaway in protest of a federal raid two weeks ago on a local cannabis collective

Odd twists leave couple in center of pot debate

Mon, 16 Sep 2002

Michael and Valerie Corral embrace on their medical-marijuana farm, which was stripped clean by raiding DEA agents

DEA Raids Another Marijuana Club

Sun, 15 Sep 2002

For the second time in a week, federal agents on Thursday raided a Bay Area medical marijuana facility that was operating under California's 1996 law. The Sonoma County club's founder was taken into custody and an estimated 2,800 plants were seized.