Why is the IRS involved in medical marijuana raids?

[emazur]

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Arlette Lee, an IRS spokeswoman, told reporters that agents were serving a federal search warrant but said she could not otherwise comment on the purpose of the raid. She said all documents related to the raid were under seal.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/02/federal-agents-raid-california-marijuana-university/#ixzz1r0dmlgai

[Anti Federalist]

Why not?

IRS agents need the chance to get their Combat Quals too.

[Pericles]

Why not?

IRS agents need the chance to get their Combat Quals too.

weed = drug dealer = tax evader

[Czolgosz]

It always comes back to money and power.

[fisharmor]

Possession of pot is technically not illegal in the US on the federal level.
They criminalized it at a time when they actually had to pay lip service to the constitution.
So the way they did it is put a federal tax on it, and made it so anyone in possession of pot without a tax stamp goes to the rape cage.
And, as usual, the tax stamp is nigh impossible to attain.

Thus, the involvement of the IRS.

[pcosmar]

??
because they haven't added an "M" to BATFE yet.

[Pericles]

because they haven't added an "M" to BATFE yet.

But BATFEM would decrease their status even more. Real agencies have 3 letters: FBI, EPA, DEA, ICE, HHS, DOD, DOT, FAA

Second rate agencies have 4 letters: FEMA, FERC,

5 letter agencies are real losers.....

[DerailingDaTrain]

To comb through your records and and make up things that you owe them money for.

End result: An ass load of cash and some time in prison as a reminder to everyone else not to rise up.

[Czolgosz]

some time in prison as a reminder to everyone else not to rise up.

An effective tactic since time and memorial.

[oyarde]

because they haven't added an "M" to BATFE yet. Coming soon MBATFE

[Brian4Liberty]

Why is the IRS involved in medical marijuana raids?

Ask Al Capone.

[Brian4Liberty]

because they haven't added an "M" to BATFE yet.

That would ruin their motto anagram: BE FAT

[devil21]

The actual reason for direct IRS involvement is a political one. Obama promised not to raid medical mj facilities that were complying with state law. However, he added the exception for allegations of tax evasion, so the IRS involvement is how the feds can bust mj facilities without breaking Obama's "pledge".

[LibertyRevolution]

I know on the show weed wars on discovery channel, the IRS hit harborside dispensary with a Section 280E of the federal tax code.
It explicitly bans any tax deductions related to "trafficking in controlled substances."

Basically it made it so every business expense they have ever written off, they now owe taxes on.
For harborside the bill was about $2million.

Here is a random link to the story, but if you really care, watch weed wars on the discovery channel:
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/01/will-irs-kill-calis-pot-boom

[brushfire]

Why not?

IRS agents need the chance to get their Combat Quals too.

IRS likes them some combat ready 870's https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8d3b076bd4de14bbda5aba699e80621d&tab=core&_cview=1&cck=1&au=&ck=

[Zippyjuan]

Tax evasion was what they got Al Capone for. Not his "activities".

[eduardo89]

Possession of pot is technically not illegal in the US on the federal level.
They criminalized it at a time when they actually had to pay lip service to the constitution.
So the way they did it is put a federal tax on it, and made it so anyone in possession of pot without a tax stamp goes to the rape cage.
And, as usual, the tax stamp is nigh impossible to attain.

Thus, the involvement of the IRS.

This.

Many states do the same, not only do try make possession illegal, they make it so you have to pay taxes on all sales so they can get you for tax evasion as well