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San Francisco, California / Medicinal Marijuana / Club Raid #371370

CBS Evening News for Monday, Aug 05, 1996
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

(San Francisco: John Blackstone) The police raid of the Cannabis Buyers Club that openly supplied marijuana for medicinal use in easing the pain and treating symptoms of people with AIDS, cancer and other ailments featured; scenes shown from the club. [California Narcotics Bureau Joe DOANE - says many purchases had nothing to do with helping the sick.] [San Francisco district attorney Lawrence HALLIMAN - says the reasons for the raid are political.]

Reporter(s):
Blackstone, John;
Rather, Dan
Duration:
00:02:20

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