The Modesto Bee has a story on a U.S. Attorney who was really proud of a recent medical Marijuana bust in Modesto, California.

He praised a Fresno jury for convicting Ricardo Montes and Luke Scarmazzo on Thursday on federal drug trafficking charges, one of which carries a minimum sentence of 20 years.

"These were drug dealers selling marijuana. This case is that simple," Scott said.

The attorney took aim at Montes' and Scarmazzo's defense during their trial, in which their lawyers argued that their business was "aboveboard" and in compliance with state law.

Scott argued that Montes' and Scarmazzo's California Healthcare Collective flouted state law, too, because it turned a $9 million profit from 2004 to 2006. State law requires that medical marijuana dispensaries operate as nonprofit establishments.

So, they were in compliance with state laws, and received no notice from the city of Modesto or from the state of California, but they were brought upon charges anyway? Does anyone else smell a rat?