Duluth head shop owner sues feds over store raid

The owner of The Last Place on Earth in Duluth sued the federal government this week stemming from a raid by the Drug Enforcement Agency in July, Agents reportedly seized a large amount of the store's inventory, including two vehicles and $3 million in cash.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Publish date:: Oct 12, 2012
Updated on: Mar 8, 2018

Jim Carlson, the owner of the head shop The Last Place on Earth in Duluth, sued the federal government this week stemming from a raid by the Drug Enforcement Agency in July, reported the Duluth News Tribune.

The Last Shop on Earth -- one of the largest synthetic marijuana businesses in the state -- was raided by feds in July. Agents reportedly seized a large amount of owner Jim Carlson's inventory, including two vehicles and $3 million in cash.

Carlson filed suit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. In it he claims the DEA seized his property without giving him a legal reason to do so.

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Duluth police say their raid at The Last Place on Earth netted 20,000 packs of what they suspect is synthetic marijuana. Meanwhile, authorities were also seizing $2.8 million from the bank accounts of the shop's owner, Jim Carlson. The raid was part of a national crackdown on suspected sellers of synthetic drugs.

Supporters and detractors of The Last Place on Earth head shop in Duluth gathered in a Duluth courtroom Friday as a judge heard arguments on whether the business should be shut down.

An attorney for St. Louis County tells the Duluth News Tribune he expects to file charges against the Last Place on Earth. Police raided the shop in September and reportedly took synthetic marijuana, cash and 31 guns. The shop claims that was illegal search and seizure.