Leading Medical Marijuana Lab Raided In Pasadena

Pasadena police raided a prominent medical marijuana lab in Southern California, The Werc Shop, Monday evening.

According to reports, Pasadena Police raided The Werc Shop in Pasadena at 10 p.m., Monday night, detaining 28 people and ultimately arresting 2 — Jeffrey Raber, 39, of Whittier and Mark Piesner, 43, of Calabasas on suspicion in manufacturing a controlled substance.

The Werc Shop is a leading cannabis analysis laboratory in Southern California, and performs potency and pathogen testing on southland medical cannabis for dispensaries, collectives and patients.

Raber has a Ph.D. in chemistry from USC and The Werc Shop was founded in 2010 “despite the inherent risk personally and professionally,” Raber states online. “Tremendous community support quickly resulted in The Werc Shop being recognized as a leading cannabis laboratory.”

According to reports, an anonymous tip about cannabis odor led local police to two Werc Shop sites in Pasadena. Police said...

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