Tag: Matt Cohen

Matt Cohen / Tom Allman Speak Out on the Federal Raid in Mendocino

Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 8:20 pm Kym Kemp 33 comments

Northstone Organics founder, Matt Cohen, and Mendocino Sheriff Tom Allman (as well as others) speak out on California Watch’s Center for Investigative Reporting tonight. The US Attorney’s are taking on California’s medical marijuana community. They have targeted several dispensaries, the cities of Eureka and Arcata and the zip-tie program. Federal officers raided Cohen last month. Cohen’s state of the art

The Future of Medical Marijuana in Doubt After Fed Raids

Sunday, 30 October 2011, 12:55 pm Kym Kemp 25 comments

The Sacramento Bee has a strong piece this morning by Peter Hecht outlining the very real effects of the latest federal crackdown on medical marijuana in California. There is an excellent description of the raid on Matt Cohen of Northstone Organics in particular and the resulting chill that spread across those growers who are attempting to work with law enforcement.

Industry Braces for More Raids

Friday, 14 October 2011, 9:45 am Kym Kemp 47 comments

The medical marijuana world shivered as Federal agencies stepped up their enforcement of federal law which contravenes state law. Yesterday’s raid at the home of Matt Cohen, a pioneer advocate for the Mendocino 9.31 Compliance program (aka the zip-tie program), rattled already worried activists. The raid which had at least 6 DEA agents, as well as one state official (BNE)