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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County sheriff has escalated his war of words against California medical-marijuana dispensaries, saying as many as 97 percent operate as criminal enterprises.
Some of the pot shops get marijuana from Mexican drug cartels, and most dole out pot to people with no medical need for it, Sheriff Lee Baca said. Baca presented no evidence to support his claim.
A Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman said it was difficult to substantiate or refute Baca’s claims because of challenges in determining where pot found in dispensaries was produced.
