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Feds Target Santa Barbara's Medical Marijuana Shops

By Staff

Santa Barbara Independent | October 1, 2007

In recent days, more than a dozen local property owners have received word from the DEA that they could face the potential seizure of their property and assets if they continue to rent space to cannabis companies -- a threat that has dispensary operators and building owners alike waiting to exhale.

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