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<br />1 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Associated Issues Presented to the California Chiefs of Police Association July to September 2008 Cmdr. M. Regan The violence inherent in the manufacture,
<br />procurement and possession of drugs has been a constant issue for some time. Advocates for the legalization of marijuana to include the “Oaksterdam University” shamelessly state that
<br />marijuana does not lead to the violence and destruction associated with alcohol or other drugs. We in the law enforcement community know this to be false. The violence associated not
<br />only with growing and selling marijuana continues, but also we are see more marijuana related collisions and now some cases of murders using marijuana influence or brain damage caused
<br />by marijuana in their diminished capacity defenses Report: Accused grandmother killer was high on Robitussin and marijuana By Leslie Parrilla /San Luis Obispo Tribune /07/17/2008 SAN
<br />LUIS OBISPO -A Cayucos man accused of killing his grandmother was under the influence of cough syrup and marijuana before he struck the elderly woman and put her into a bag, then stuffed
<br />her into a suitcase that he dumped over a remote ocean cliff, according to a crime report released Wednesday…..A Sheriff's Department report released this week said Levine had ingested
<br />three bottles of Robitussin DM and smoked marijuana….. http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_9910591?nclick_check=1 Man found guilty in suffocation case By Chris Collins /The Fresno
<br />Bee /07/14/08 Timothy Stanbrough wrapped duct tape around his brother-in-law's face and hog-tied him so he could steal his marijuana plants…..Otis Jones, a 38-year-old security guard,
<br />suffocated after he was left bound and lying face down in his home….. Stanbrough was a drug dealer who had convinced his sister to help him steal the marijuana plants so he could finance
<br />his methamphetamine habits…..The men assaulted Otis Jones and used zip ties to hog-tie him --binding his feet and hands behind his back and then tying the limbs together so Jones was
<br />incapacitated, Francis said. He said Stanbrough and Gutierrez then stole Jones' marijuana plants, a box full of computer equipment and a PlayStation 2…..Burton said the question in the
<br />trial was whether taking the marijuana plants constituted a burglary. Green argued it was not a burglary since the plants belonged to both Otis and Amanda Jones, but Francis said that
<br />it was since it deprived Otis Jones of his shared property --even though the property was illegal. Stanbrough also was found guilty of residential burglary and false imprisonment. He
<br />was acquitted of home-invasion robbery. http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/730662.html SLO teen pleads not guilty to vehicular manslaughter, marijuana charges
<br />2 By Leslie Parrilla /Aug. 22, 2008 A San Luis Obispo teenager accused of killing a woman in a car wreck has pleaded not guilty……The teenager was driving east on Price Canyon Road around
<br />5 p.m. on June 13 when the Audi sedan he was driving slammed head-on into a Toyota Avalon driven by 58-year-old Francheska Rubin, who died in the wreck. Forster allegedly tested positive
<br />for marijuana….. http://www.sanluisobispo.com/178/story/447963.html Man takes plea deal in pot killing case By John Canalis, Staff Writer /09/10/2008 BELLFLOWER -A Bellflower resident
<br />who shot and killed a teenager taking marijuana plants from his backyard in 2007 has pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter, authorities confirmed Wednesday…..Cress shot Jacob
<br />T. Walker, 15, twice at 6 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2007, with a .22-caliber weapon. The Paramount High School freshman died the same day at Lakewood Regional Medical Center of shoulder and back
<br />wounds…..He probably would have gotten five or six years on the felon-with-a-gun charge," Brown said of Cress' 1989 conviction for marijuana cultivation that prevented him from legally
<br />owning a firearm. "…..Cress initially told investigators that he fired a pellet gun at the intruders. He later told the Press-Telegram that he regretted lying about the type of gun used
<br />-he didn't believe anyone had been shot and did not want to reveal that he owned a gun -but maintained the statement about the dogs being attacked….. http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_104
<br />33284?nclick_check=1 Men report shooting, theft of medical marijuana By ANITA STACKHOUSE-HITE /September 12, 2008 /THE PORTERVILLE RECORDER Two Porterville men were reportedly shot at
<br />by three suspects who forcibly took medical marijuana plants from a yard located at an undisclosed residence. The shooting and theft took place at abut 7:50 a.m. Thursday, the Tulare
<br />County Sheriff’s Department reports. Alfonso Avila Jr. and Alfonso Avila Sr. were not injured during the shooting. http://www.recorderonline.com/news/porterville_37895___article.html/yard_marijuana.h
<br />tml 3 slain in unrelated S.F. attacks Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer /September 16, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco police are looking for suspects in unrelated attacks
<br />over the weekend that left three people dead, including a young mother shot and killed outside her housing project on Potrero Hill and a man slain as he left a medical-marijuana club……The
<br />bloodshed continued Sunday evening, when Royshawn Holden, 23, who lived in the Western Addition, was shot and killed at 9:30 p.m. after what police said was a robbery outside Mr. Nice
<br />Guy, a medical marijuana dispensary at Duboce Avenue and Valencia Street. The gunman approached Holden and another man after they came out of the club, robbed them and, after shooting
<br />Holden, sped off in a green minivan. The club had no comment…...
<br />3 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/15/BAC412UCEE.DTL Questions abound in Crescent City woman’s death By KAREN WILKINSON, The Eureka Reporter /Jul 25 2008 More
<br />questions than answers linger regarding the circumstances of Michelle Ashlee Dickson’s death following the discovery of her body and the arrest of an Arcata man on suspicion of murder…..Hours
<br />after her body was identified, authorities arrested her good friend 27-year-old Josiah Miller at his Arcata home, after which he was transported to the Del Norte County jail in Crescent
<br />City. Miller, who told authorities he bought three ounces of marijuana from Dickson…..Dickson was last seen at a beach picnic area just south of Crescent City the night of July 15. Her
<br />burning car was found off U.S. Highway 101 across Sand Mine Road the next morning…..Steven said other sources have corroborated Miller’s story that he’d purchased pot from Dickson prior
<br />to her disappearance….. http://www.eurekareporter.com/article/080725-many-questions-in-death-of-crescent-citywoman Hydroponic store robbed at gunpoint Santa Cruz Two armed men robbed
<br />California Hydroponics on Friday afternoon, the Sheriff's Office reported. The robbers, who covered their faces so they wouldn't be identified, walked into the store around noon, brandished
<br />a handgun and demanded money…..They allegedly took cash from the people in the Commercial Way store and from the business. The amount of money stolen was not released…..They're not sure
<br />why California Hydroponics was targeted or if the robbers took anything other than cash, such as store products. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_10005324 Business robbery
<br />turns out to be attempted pot heist Arrests made after employees overpower armed men, but now Laguna Niguel marijuana dispensary is being investigated. By SALVADOR HERNANDEZ and LOIS
<br />EVEZICH /The Orange County Register /Sept. 4, 2008 LAGUNA NIGUEL – Armed men searching for marijuana and cash at an office building Wednesday instead found themselves confronted by employees
<br />ready to protect their pot. One of the office workers tackled a gun-wielding robber and wrestled his gun away. Then he called 911. The Orange County Sheriff's Department arrested three
<br />men in the botched heist and are now wondering how a medical marijuana dispensary has been operating unnoticed. Three people have been arrested in connection with the robbery, and investigators
<br />have launched a parallel investigation into the legitimacy of the medical marijuana dispensary that was operating quietly at an industrial cul-de-sac in an unmarked suite, said Sgt.
<br />Andy Ferguson of the Sheriff's Department. An initial report of the incident had described the incident as the attempted robbery of a roofing company, at
<br />4 a similar address. But instead, an apparent pot dispensary was what was held up, officials say……The business was called Gifts From God Ministries, though city officials said they didn't
<br />know that a medical marijuana facility leased the space, said Tim Casey, city manager for Laguna Niguel. The city received periodic inquiries over the years about applications and permits
<br />but applicants were told the city's code prohibits such establishments….. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/city-marijuana-ferguson-2146513-inside-robbery Burglar threatens Petaluma
<br />man, steals marijuana By DEREK J. MOORE /THE PRESS DEMOCRAT /July 30, 2008 A Petaluma man was threatened with a gun and told to leave his own home during a burglary that involved medical
<br />marijuana, police said…..Police said the victim returned home from work to find the intruder, who wore dark clothes, gloves and a black ski mask. The homeowner called police after he
<br />was ordered by the suspect to leave the house. Police said 26 medical marijuana plants that were being grown at the home were stolen…. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080730/NEWS/855724373&tit
<br />le=Burglar_threatens_Petaluma_man__steals_marijuana Three sought in home invasion robbery Colin Atagi • August 15, 2008 Sheriff's deputies are looking for three men who tied up two homeowners
<br />as they robbed the place this morning…..One of the victims was hit in the head with a flashlight and suffered minor injuries. The robbers got away with a victim's wallet and marijuana,
<br />according to the sheriff's department….. http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080815/NEWS0801/80815031 Cash and marijuana taken during home invasion By Art Campos -acampos@sacbee.com
<br />/Monday, September 29, 2008 A Rocklin man told police that three men broke into his home, held a sawed-off shotgun on him as they beat and tied him and then stole $500 and marijuana
<br />he uses for medical purposes…..Two of the suspects were described as being in their 20s, one of them wearing short, curly brown hair. The other was described as an African American in
<br />his 20s. He wore braided hair and carried the sawed-off shotgun. Lt. Lon Milka said the victim had a valid Proposition 215 card….. http://www.sacbee.com/102/story/1275622.html Sacramento-area
<br />men arrested for raiding Mendocino medical marijuana garden By Chelsea Phua -cphua@sacbee.com /Saturday, September 20, 2008 Mendocino County sheriff's deputies arrested eight Sacramento-area
<br />men Friday on suspicion of robbing at gunpoint a Laytonville man who grew marijuana in his garden for medical use…..Detectives said the men learned about marijuana growing in Mendocino
<br />from reading the High Times, a magazine about marijuana. They took six large plants -
<br />5 equivalent to 10 pounds of processed marijuana, said Sheriff Tom Allman. Each pound is valued at $3,000, he said. At least one of the men pointed a handgun at the grower of the plants,
<br />who later called authorities, Allman said….. http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1252486.html Medicinal Marijuana Sparking More Violence in Butte County Reported by: Britt Carlson /9/30
<br />10:36 pm Originally legalized to help patients with chronic pain and physical discomfort, medical marijuana is stimulating more than just the people being prescribed the drug. Law enforcement
<br />agents tell Action News why they're seeing a boost in crime associated with the drug in Butte County…..Sergeant Rob Merrifield with Chico Police says, "It's a pretty popular crime, medicinal
<br />marijuana is fairly valuable." In the past week, three crimes related to medicinal marijuana occurred in Butte County. Most recently, Robert Thomas of Oakland was arrested for attempted
<br />murder and grand theft for stealing pot plants from a medicinal marijuana card holder’s property. When the resident chased after him, Thomas fired a shot, but missed him. Six men were
<br />arrested Monday night at various locations in Butte County for their involvement in an alleged illegal marijuana Co-op. They say they were growing it for medicinal purposes…..In September
<br />through November, marijuana's coming ripe for harvest, this is where we see people trying to steal others medicinal marijuana." And it's not just plants criminals are after. Last week
<br />in Corning, a man was shot three times by another who stole his bag of medicinal marijuana. The big concern for police is people who are abusing the rights associated with the drug.
<br />Collins says, "They're harvesting under the disguise of (Prop) 215 and then selling it. Those are the criminals we're looking for. http://www.khsltv.com/content/topstories/story.aspx?content_id=C9D64
<br />58EA65C-4EAA-9AC9-B900F974C9BF&gsa=true Man reports being robbed by pair he was trying to sell marijuana Ukiah Daily Journal Staff /09/17/2008 /The Daily Journal Laytonville A drug deal
<br />gone bad ended with one man robbed at gunpoint near the Earth Dance festival north of Laytonville at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Suspects in the robbery of $250 and two pounds of marijuana
<br />are a white woman and a black man, based on the victim's statements……According to what the man told sheriff's deputies, he entered a car with the alleged marijuana buyers and was then
<br />robbed of marijuana and cash. The vehicle driven by the suspects was said to be a tan-colored car….. http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_10484981 More marijuana-related arrests Saturday,
<br />August 23, 2008 Big Bear Sheriff's Deputies arrested three Sugarloaf residents on Aug. 22 on possession of marijuana for sale. Charges were also filed for possession of stolen property….Authorities
<br />were investigating reports of stolen property and narcotics at the residence. Approximately $2,500 worth of stolen property was recovered and returned to the property owner. Several
<br />pounds of marijuana packaged for sale, along with several thousand dollars in cash, were recovered
<br />6 http://www.bigbeargrizzly.net/articles/2008/08/23/news/latest_news/ppot.txt Solar panels are hot for the stealing By Eric Louie /Valley Times /08/30/2008 They turn the sun's rays into
<br />usable electricity, with proponents calling it an environmentally friendly alternative that saves money on utilities. But the growing number of solar panels being installed on roofs
<br />of government buildings, private businesses and homes are becoming a hot commodity in a way many say they didn't expect. East Bay law enforcement has been seeing a number of solar panel
<br />thefts. One industry expert said it was an uncommon crime, but there was a brief spree of thefts six weeks ago throughout the Bay Area…….She said another possibility is that they're
<br />being used by marijuana growers. Other thefts include St. Anselm's Episcopal Church in Lafayette, which was hit twice in the spring. ….. http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_10337819
<br />SANTA ROSA: POLICE CATCH FOUR OF FIVE MEN STEALING MARIJUANA PLANTS SANTA ROSA (BCN) /Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:45 Four alleged gang members were arrested in Santa Rosa today after they were
<br />observed stealing 23 marijuana plants, police said. Just before 1 p.m., a witness called Santa Rosa police and reported seeing men climbing the fence of a home at 2337 Jose Ave. and
<br />making numerous trips to bring marijuana to a vehicle parked nearby. Officers arrived at the scene and took four of five suspects into custody but were unable to locate the fifth suspect
<br />who dropped plants near Jose Avenue and Josefa Street before fleeing on foot. ….. http://cbs5.com/localwire/22.0.html?type=bcn&item=POT-THEFT-bagm-Alleged bribe attempt in marijuana
<br />arrests Ukiah Daily Journal Staff /09/17/2008 /The Daily Journal Two Willits men and a man from Malibu are suspects in a marijuana related investigation by the Mendocino County Sheriff's
<br />Office. Discovery of a marijuana garden led one man to allegedly try to bribe a sheriff's deputy, resulting in his arrest and the arrest of two other men…..Deputies discovered a marijuana
<br />grow near the Mendocino Pass area of Covelo in the Baur Subdivision, stated a sheriff's report…..The report stated that Gage allegedly tried to bribe the deputy with cash and goods to
<br />not eradicate the Mendocino Pass garden…..When the warrants were served, deputies found 365 marijuana plants and the two other suspects at the Covelo location. Deputies also found 3
<br />pounds of marijuana and $2,000 cash. http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_10484979 Police looking for teens who stole cash, medical marijuana
<br />7 Sentinel staff report /09/17/2008 SANTA CRUZ -Police are chasing three teenagers suspected of threatening a person with weapons and stealing medical marijuana and cash. The armed hold
<br />up happened around noon at 124 Locust St…..The teenagers reportedly had a knife and possibly a gun, according to police….. http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_10488814 Police
<br />reports: By DN Staff /09/30/2008 Thefts Lloyd Hank Wimer, 29, reported the theft of medicinal marijuana from his Molinos Avenue backyard Saturday, according to TCSD logs. A woman was
<br />knocked down and had her medical marijuana stolen Saturday afternoon on Orange Street, according to RBPD logs….. Michael Rene Martinez, 34, of Red Bluff, who was booked Friday on charges
<br />of the attempted murder in the shooting of Timothy Martin,…..Martinez and Martin were in an altercation Friday about noon near South Avenue and Highway 99W…..The two argued about the
<br />theft of medicinal marijuana, and Martinez shot Martin three times while he was attempting to leave….. http://www.redbluffdailynews.com/ci_10598819?source=most_viewed Police find marijuana
<br />growing inside home after man claims robbery By VICTOR A. PATTON /vpatton@mercedsun-star.com /Monday, Jul. 07, 2008 A report of an armed robbery Saturday led Merced police to arrest
<br />two men on suspicion of armed robbery, marijuana possession and other charges. Suspects…..were taken into custody after officers and members of the department's Gang Violence Suppression
<br />Unit served a search warrant…..after a victim reported he had gone to the home earlier to purchase some lighting equipment. The victim told police that Gamble had pointed a shotgun at
<br />him during the visit --and then robbed him of a wallet and some cash. Inside the home, police said they entered two bedrooms that were used to cultivate marijuana plants. They reported
<br />finding 42 plants, 157 grams of packaged marijuana, two semiautomatic handguns and ammunition. Police believe one of the guns is stolen and the officers also located the property that
<br />belonged to the victim….. http://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/story/335724.html Mailbox break-in leads to pot find HESPERIA: An investigation into a mailbox break-in led sheriff's deputies
<br />to a home Wednesday where about 100 marijuana plants were growing, authorities said. An additional five pounds of marijuana and several grams of heroin were also discovered inside the
<br />house…..A witness reported seeing two men breaking into the community mailbox at Escondido Avenue and Ranchero Road. The suspects' car was seen in front of a nearby house, and a search
<br />warrant allowed deputies to search the house….. http://www.dailybulletin.com/search/ci_9845769?IADID=Searchwww.dailybulletin.com-www.dailybulletin.com
<br />8 Man places casino bet with marijuana Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, July 30, 2008 12:44 PM | permalink The gentleman was arrested in a Fresno, California casino after he placed a bet
<br />with marijuana in a card game. He was arrested, even though he produced a "cannabis club" card purchased on the internet. http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/30/man-places-casino-be.html
<br />With the proliferation of dispensaries comes a significant amount of abuse of a poorly written legislation. It is quite obvious that the lack of regulation has allowed individuals to
<br />profit from this criminal activity while hiding under the guise of legitimate medical need. Many, Many Pot Growers Reside in CV By: Robert Souza: 7/29/08 The Alameda County Sheriff’s
<br />Office expressed frustration over the continuing problems of medical marijuana clubs Monday night in a lengthy presentation to the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council. Deputy Paul
<br />Liskey told the meeting that burglaries are prevalent near dispensaries along with such violations as on-site pot smoking, gambling, and clubs keeping more than the permitted 20 pounds
<br />of marijuana in stock…..“The problem is there’s no way to track the amount of marijuana sold at these shops…..On the issue of cultivation of marijuana, Liskey said the sheriff’s office
<br />spent $45,000 to eradicate outdoor and indoor illegal pot cultivation that, he said, caused theft of electricity and serious negative impacts to the environment. “There are many, many
<br />growers in Castro Valley and the Hayward area, and we’re literally lining them up to take them out,” Liskey said. A pot garden bust covered by The Forum in the Palomares area last month,
<br />resulted in the confiscation of 400 plants…..That raid occurred just weeks after a sweep brought in $2.4-million worth of pot from the same general area..... http://www.castrovalleyforum.com
<br />Police Make Major Pot Bust Police: More Than $1M In Pot Recovered From Pajaro /September 20, 2008 UPDATED: 1:41 pm PDT September 20, 2008 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. --Police said Friday they
<br />raided a Santa Cruz medicinal marijuana organization for dealing drugs. The undercover operation led to the arrest of five men, including the founder of the local medical marijuana patients’
<br />advocacy group, police said. Authorities said they face charges include growing and selling marijuana illegally. Police said that the men violated the spirit of medicinal marijuana and
<br />were out to simply make a profit. The postal service tipped off Santa Cruz County Drug Enforcement officers after discovering marijuana shipments out of Soquel…..“In our undercover sale
<br />at the store front (we were able to purchase) whatever size and whatever quantity of marijuana,” said Phil Wowack, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office. At the Crystal Heights address
<br />police said they confiscated 100 pot plants and believed the person living there was mailing marijuana to customers all over the country…..The Santa
<br />9 Cruz County Sheriff's Office said they are also trying to track down how much money was made to freeze bank accounts….. http://www.ksbw.com/news/17520736/detail.html Newcastle man
<br />sentenced for medical marijuana operation Sacramento Business Journal -by Mark Anderson Staff writer Richard Marino, 54, of Newcastle was sentenced to more than four years in federal
<br />prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton for money laundering and narcotics conspiracy in connection with a medical marijuana operation. He pleaded guilty May 6 to the charges
<br />arising from Capitol Compassionate Care, which had gross sales of $2.3 million between Feb. 3 and Aug. 31 in 2004. Federal agents searched Marino’s home in Newcastle and the business
<br />on Sept. 3, 2005, and they seized 189 pounds of hashish, 1,175 pounds of processed marijuana, 617 live marijuana plans and more than $100,000 in cash…..Business records showed Capitol
<br />Compassionate Care has sold some 482 pounds of marijuana, and that Marino used Compassionate Care proceeds to pay for a down payment for his home, a housekeeper, an apartment, loan payments,
<br />dinners and payments on credit cards. Marino was also ordered to forfeit over $91,000 in cash as well as a house in Newcastle in a separate civil forfeiture case. http://washington.bizjournals.com/sa
<br />cramento/stories/2008/07/21/daily29.html Berkeley, CA A local reporter added: "there are several "pot clubs" within city limits, and many more outside them, where legally purchased dank
<br />is available." Berkeley Marijuana Prices: Eighths run from shitty weed on the block for 30 to 40 bucks, to bomb ass dank from your folks, about $45 -$60 an eighth. Quarters are usually
<br />$80 -$90. Most people who sell theyr Dank to the clubs also slang on the side. Cheaper that way. The clubs hike all prices by ten bucks a product. Usually this place is flooded. Hella
<br />people grow. Weed food is also a delicious option with several professionally devoted culinary artists working in the area…. Plus California has decriminalized other marijuana use to
<br />a $100 fine for under an ounce possession and fines for paraphernalia; no jail time and some cities have set marijuana use in general as the lowest law enforcement priority thus ignoring
<br />small time possession much more often. http://www.webehigh.com/city/detail.php?CITYID=Berkeley,%20CA Medical marijuana dispensary owner convicted The Associated Press /08/06/2008 LOS
<br />ANGELES—The owner of a Morro Bay medical marijuana dispensary has been convicted on federal drug distribution counts. Charles Lynch was found guilty on Tuesday of distributing more than
<br />100 kilos of marijuana, some of it to minors….... http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_10113784?nclick_check=1 Federal Raids Lead To Pot Seizure, Arrests POSTED: 4:51 am PDT August 6,
<br />2008 SAN DIEGO --Federal raids on four San Diego medical marijuana dispensaries this week led to four arrests and the seizure of about 20 pounds of pot, it was reported
<br />10 Wednesday. The businesses were allegedly not selling the drug within the limits of state Proposition 215…..The arrests culminated an investigation that took several months, Zeidler
<br />told the newspaper. Marijuana and marijuana-laced brownies, ice cream, chocolate and fruit bars were seized, along with a loaded handgun and thousands of dollars, she said. http://www.10news.com/news
<br />/17107918/detail.html Attorney General Shuts Down Illegal Marijuana Operation Written by Imperial Valley News /25 August 2008 Northridge, California -California Attorney General Edmund
<br />G. Brown Jr. today announced a raid on an illegal marijuana operation that used a medical marijuana dispensary as a front for massive illegal drug sales. On Friday, August 22, special
<br />agents from the California’s Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE) arrested two men in Los Angeles for the illegal possession, transportation and sale of marijuana in connection with
<br />a marijuana dispensary, Today’s Healthcare, in Northridge. Nathan Holtz, age 37, is the suspected middleman between northern California marijuana growers and the Today’s Healthcare marijuana
<br />dispensary in southern California. Louis Godman, owner of the dispensary, admitted he conducted a profitable business with the majority of his customers being between the ages of 18
<br />and 29 years-old. Under the Attorney General’s medical marijuana guidelines, also released today, medical marijuana collectives or cooperatives should operate as not-for-profit only,
<br />serving qualified patients who’ve been examined by a doctor and issued a medical marijuana identification card. “This criminal enterprise bears no resemblance to the purposes of Proposition
<br />215, which authorized the use of medical marijuana for seriously sick patients,” said Attorney General Brown. “Today’s Healthcare is a large-scale, for-profit, commercial business. This
<br />deceptively named drug ring is reaping huge profits and flaunting the state’s laws that allow qualified patients to use marijuana for medicinal purposes.”…. http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.ph
<br />p? option=com_content&task=view&id=2470&Itemid=2 During this quarter, four more cities opted to enact marijuana dispensary bans in their communities. Dispensaries banned but advocates
<br />still hopeful Nearly 2 years after Darrell Kruse first opened his medical marijuana dispensary along Indian Hill Boulevard, the Claremont City Council adopted an ordinance to officially
<br />ban the dispensaries. The decision would appear to be the final piece of the puzzle in a lengthy debate by city officials on how to deal with the controversial facilities….. http://www.claremont-cour
<br />ier.com/pages/Topstory070208.1.html Council adopts ordinance prohibiting medical marijuana dispensaries By CERENA JOHNSON, The Eureka Reporter /Jul 22 2008 The Fortuna City Council adopted
<br />an ordinance on Monday that prohibits the establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries within city limits. The
<br />11 ordinance outlines inconsistencies between state and federal law regarding the possession, sale and distribution of marijuana and a threat to public health and safety. Under the ordinance,
<br />any existing dispensaries are also required to cease operations. Those who violate provisions of the ordinance will be guilty of a misdemeanor….. http://eurekareporter.com/article/080722-fortuna-proh
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