Agents raid medical marijuana business in Marina del Rey
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided a medical marijuana dispensary in 
Marina del Rey earlier today.
Marina del Rey earlier today.They served a search warrant about noon at Marina Caregivers, 730 Washington Blvd.
Sarah Pullen, a DEA spokeswoman, said agents were looking for violations of federal law, but she could not discuss what exactly. No one was arrested.
A man who answered the phone at the place said he had done nothing wrong. He wouldn't identify himself.
A couple of medical marijuana dispensaries were raided in Venice as well.
California voters approved marijuana for medical issues in 1996, but federal law still says no.
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These raids have to come to a stop, these politicians need to keep their promises, like the when Obama said he was going stop all the raids.
Learn the laws of the medical marijuana business, here.