FEDERAL AGENTS RAID MEDICAL POT FARM

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Federal agents raided a marijuana farm Thursday and
arrested the owners, who helped write the state law legalizing medical use
of the plants.

Officers seized more than 100 marijuana plants, three rifles and a shotgun,
said Richard Meyer, a spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration in
San Francisco.

Valerie and Michael Corral were arrested on federal charges of intent to
distribute marijuana and conspiracy, he said. A spokesman for the U.S.
attorney could not determine Thursday afternoon whether formal charges had
been filed.

"These are incredibly compassionate people who've worked closely with law
enforcement to help the sick and dying in our community," said Ben Rice, an
attorney for the Corrals. "This is absolutely outrageous."

The Corrals helped write the 1996 law that allows patients and their
caregivers to grow marijuana for their own medicine. They work with local
authorities to dispense their pot to people with doctors' recommendations
to use marijuana.