RIFLE-TOTING DEA AGENTS RAID MARIJUANA STORE

Raid in Orange Comes on the Heels of a Court Ruling Favoring Dispensary.

ORANGE--A medical marijuana dispensary in the middle of a legal
battle with the city of Orange was raided again by federal agents.

Nature's Wellness Collective owner Bob Adams said the dispensary was
raided by approximately 14 DEA agents armed with assault rifles and
accompanied by members of the Orange Police Department just after 1
p.m. Tuesday. Adams said agents took all of his medicinal marijuana
supply, money from the store's register and ATM machine, computers,
cameras, smoking pipes and his city-issued business license and
detained him and his three employees.

Nature's Wellness -- at 830 E. Lincoln Avenue -- was first raided by
agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency and Orange police officers in
March. Adams said the latest raid was much the same.

Frank Urbano, a worker in a store in the same shopping center, said
the agents came in three cars, including a Mercedes Benz. "The
Mercedes backed in really fast," Urbano said. "They got out with
their helmets and guns and started flying."

Kamis Day, another employee, spoke from his cell phone from a holding
cell in Santa Ana: "They kicked in the door, smashed everything,
handcuffed me and threw me in the back of the car. They didn't read
me my rights."

Adams, Day and the other employees were released after about two
hours and said they were not charged.

Adams said he was frustrated because he just wants to help people.
"I'm trying to do this for the right reasons and the right way,"
Adams said. "The last thing I want to be is a detriment to the
community. I'm trying to help."

The raid comes on the heels of a July 3 decision by a Superior Court
judge denying the city's motion to dismiss a suit filed by Nature's
Wellness - the first step in the dispensary being allowed to remain open.

Adams said he would consult with his lawyer to determine what's next,
but vowed to continue his battle.

"I'm going to lean on my family and I'm going to pay my employees,"
Adams said. "I'm going to keep trying to help people. I still say
this is the best thing that I've ever done."

Sgt. Dan Adams of the Orange Police Dept. said members of his
department were only observing Tuesday.

"We went there because it was in our city," Adams said. "It's the
DEA's investigation."