Seattle patient robbed at gunpoint, then raided by police

SEATTLE, WASH. MAY 26, 2009 -- Medical marijuana patient Mark Spohn was robbed at gunpoint yesterday by three men claiming to be FBI agents. He reported the robbery to police while it was in progress. Police showed up after the armed robbers had left, and proceeded to raid his home, taking all but 15 of his marijuana plants, taking his usable medical marijuana, impounding his car, and taping off his Wallingford home.

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