Federal agents raided at least 10 medical marijuana businesses across Montana on Monday, including some in Billings.
Word of the raids spread quickly in the medical marijuana community, causing some shop owners to close for business and wait for police who never showed up.
It's unclear what law enforcement was looking for, and a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Montana said she could not comment on the raids. A statement will be released soon after the search warrant is unsealed by a court order, she said.
Barbara Trego, a worker at Montana Cannabis, stood outside crying as she watched the raid. The actions were "life-threatening," she said.
"We've got patients that could die just by what's happened today," Trego said. "We have cancer patients. If they don't have their medicine for a week or two, they will pass away."
"They're ruining people's lives," she added.
Trego said agents knocked down an unlocked door with guns drawn.
"We weren't trying to hide anything. Our windows are open. Our door was open," she said.
