DEA raids in Seattle served search warrants on marijuana storefronts in spite of the fact that pot is legal in Washington State and Colorado. The DEA raids in Seattle followed a two-year investigation in the Puget Sound area. Local TV station KIRO 7 listed four of the marijuana dispensaries that fell victim to the DEA raids in Seattle. A DEA spokeswoman said that all the warrants had been executed by Wednesday evening. So, if your own dispensary wasn’t busted, you’re probably in the clear for now.

Federal DEA agents initiated a series of coordinated raids on marijuana dispensaries in Washington State yesterday as part of a two-year investigation by the DEA. Jodie Underwood a spokeswoman for the DEA spokeswoman the AP that all search warrants had been executed by Wednesday evening. Bayside Gardens, a dispensary, confirmed on its Facebook page that it was raided by the DEA. The dispensary posted a message that the latest DEA raids in Seattle will not shut it down.

The dispensary’s post read "We are still open! We may not have meds at the moment but we are still open! They will not keep us down Thank You everyone for ALL of you support and love. We have no Meds, but we still have our dignity and we aren't going anywhere [all sic]."

Casey Lee, who works at Bayside Gardens, told KING 5 News that seven cars took place in the raid on Wednesday morning. DEA agents confiscated documents and took about $2,500 worth of medical marijuana. Lee told KING 5, "It's humiliating."

The only two states where recreational marijuana is legal under state law are Washington and Colorado. Eighteen states have legalized medical marijuana. The DEA wants to make the point that, while the states may have legalized pot, it is still an illegal substance under federal law and they plan to uphold that law.

Leif O'Leary, a medical marijuana patient who fills his prescription at the Seattle Cross dispensary, told KING 5 "You can't tell me there isn't [sic] bigger fish to fry, especially now that recreational marijuana is legal [in Washington. It is just to me inconceivable that this is still happening."

The DEA said in a statement to the press "The Drug Enforcement Administration's enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged. In enacting the Controlled Substances Act, Congress determined that marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance. The Department of Justice is reviewing the ballot initiatives and we have no additional comment at this time."