Federal police target Philadelphia cannabis activists

Federal police target Philadelphia cannabis activists at a Philadelphia event. After this raid in April on a 'smokeasy', Mayor Jim Kennedy said it was time the state ended its ban on cannabis. In a raid Kennedy described as ‘overkill’, police seized $50,000 in cash and 50 pounds of cannabis products. Some allude money and politics were motivations for the raid. Federal police target Philadelphia cannabis activists The large smokeasy event cost $50 to get into. People could smoke cannabis and buy cannabis infused products for medical benefits. Many people attending were seeking information and access to medical cannabis. Police arrested...