PENINSULA'S LAST CANNABIS CLUB GETS RAIDED

Federal agents, in conjunction with the San Mateo County Narcotics
Task Force, have shut down the Peninsula's last remaining cannabis
club, where they confiscated drugs and paperwork, according to police.

Agents raided Holistic Solutions, located at 216 2nd St., at 6 a.m.
on Wednesday. Federal agents shut down three other local medical
marijuana dispensaries in August.

This week's raid has left medical marijuana advocates in an uproar.
Some believe the operation was part of a trio of morning raids in
San Mateo, Clearlake and Richmond that specifically targeted Ken
Estes, who reportedly owns several medical marijuana
facilities throughout California. Estes was not available Friday for comment.

"The federal government is frustrated by the
effective implementation of state law in California, and
they're trying to undermine it," said Kris Hermes of Americans for
Safe Access, a group that promotes the use of legalized medical
marijuana. "I would certainly suspect that they were targeting Estes
and his facilities."

San Mateo County Narcotics Task Force Officer Mark Wyss refused
comment on whether the raids were linked, stating only that the case
is still under investigation. The raid illustrates the conflicts
that many cannabis clubs face. California's Compassionate Use Act,
passed in 1996, allows the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes
with a doctor's approval, but marijuana is still illegal under federal laws.