On the same day that the House voted on an amendment to block the Justice Department from raiding medical marijana dispensaries, DEA agents served warrants on 10 dispensaries in Los Angeles.

House Vote:
www.mpp.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp

The raids also happened to coincide with an LA City Council meeting discussing a moratorium on licensing new dispensaries:
www.foxnews.com/wires/2007...ana,00.html

DEA spokesperson Sarah Pullen said the timing of the bust and the city's action was "purely coincidental."

Seems pretty clear to me that there's a conflict of authority going on here, with state and federal legislation conflicting with DOJ policy. The DEA is responding by asserting its authority in a predictably cop-like fashion - that is, with the belligerent exercise of force.

In related news, the DOJ's own judge complains that NIDA will not provide marijuana to FDA-approved studies. So much for NIDA's neutrality regarding policy.
www.aclu.org/drugpolicy/...0070725.html