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<br />Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues California Chiefs of Police Association Medical Marijuana Task Force July to September 2009 1 The depth and nature of criminal activity associated
<br />with cultivation and sale of marijuana is continuing to grow. This growth appears to parallel the expansion of medical marijuana in our society. While the commercial store front businesses
<br />are obvious targets, home invasion robberies resulting in the victimization of those cultivating and possessing marijuana are continuing to escalate to the point of becoming common place
<br />in some communities. Dispensaries are also still being targeted based upon the availability of larges quantities of drugs and cash.** Police remove marijuana from scene of Kerman double
<br />murder 30 to 40 marijuana plant removed from home By Richard Morales /Jul 23, 2009 Kerman Police removed more than 30 marijuana plants from the home of a couple killed in home invasion
<br />robbery Wednesday night. It all began that morning at a home at El Mar Lane and 4th Street in Kerman. Ironically, the home was under surveillance by police when 3 men went inside and
<br />allegedly shot and killed a couple in their 60s who lived in the home…..Kerman police say the home where the couple were killed had been under surveillance for weeks, suspected of being
<br />a marijuana grow house. Police were planning on raiding the home when the suspects entered the house…… http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/51469667.html Schwarzenegger offers state reward
<br />in Paradise homicide By GREG WELTER -Staff Writer /08/11/2009 PARADISE — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a $50,000 reward today for information leading to the arrest and conviction
<br />of suspects in the Dec. 28 slaying of a Paradise man. Eric Jones, 50, was found dead outside his Azalea Lane home following what police have determined was a homeinvasion robbery. Jones
<br />had what police termed a "substantial" amount of marijuana he was growing for medicinal purposes.... http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_13040514 Third Suspect Arrested in
<br />Disappearance of L.A. Designer KTLA News /August 2, 2009 SANTA CRUZ --The last of three suspects has been arrested in the disappearance of an Los Angeles fashion designer., who authorities
<br />believe is now killed. Santa Cruz police report that Adam Hunt, 29, of Watsonville, surrendered to police and was arrested at 12:40 a.m. Saturday morning. Elias Sorokin, 29, vanished
<br />during a business trip to Northern California……Detectives believe Sorokin was kidnapped and robbed in the course of a pre-arranged marijuana transaction at a residence in Santa Cruz.
<br />Police are treating the case as a homicide investigation. Santa Cruz police arrested Stewart Skuba and Kenneth Klamp, each 29-year-old Santa Cruz residents. Skuba is being charged with
<br />kidnapping with the intent to commit robbery. Clamp is currently being charged with a parole violation. Hunt is also charged with kidnapping with the intent to commit robbery……They have
<br />announced a $20,000 no-questions-asked reward for information leading to Sorokin's safe return. http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-elias-sorokin,0,215149.story
<br />Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues California Chiefs of Police Association Medical Marijuana Task Force July to September 2009 2 Sheriff's deputies say Los Osos fatal shooting was
<br />robbery gone wrong July 20, 2009 /Reported By: Danielle Lerner San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Deputies say a botched robbery attempt is to blame for a deadly shooting in Los Osos.
<br />The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Saturday at a home on the 1900 block of 12th Street…..The shooting left one man dead in the street and another injured inside the house. "It appears
<br />to be a home invasion robbery in which marijuana was the focus," said Rob Bryn, spokesman for the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department. At this time deputies are not naming any
<br />suspects, but Orlauski says her neighbor pulled the trigger…..Orlauski and other neighbors, who did not want to talk on camera, say the marijuana grow is legal, but deputies say otherwise.
<br />People living in the area also tell KSBY News Saturday night's robbery attempt was not the first. "He knew people were trying to steal from him, and they'd even called him on the phone
<br />and taunted him and been like, 'We're going to come back, and we're going to steal more from you,'" said Orlauski…..Investigators say the second shooting victim was transferred out of
<br />the county to undergo surgery for non-life threatening injuries……. http://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=10752214 Slow going in search for possible bodies Written by Nicholas Grube,
<br />The Triplicate July 03, 2009 01:05 pm A tedious excavation is under way in the hills above Hiouchi, as investigators continue their search for the bodies of potential murder victims…..Authorities
<br />became aware of the possibility that people were buried in Earth People’s Park after a woman who lived there told a Del Norte County deputy district attorney that she saw a man she was
<br />with shoot another man in the face while tied to a tree…..Earth People’s Park is a privately owned tract of land surrounded by U.S. Forest Service and Redwood National and State Parks
<br />property. It is known as a communal living area, and when authorities arrived Monday they found abandoned tents, empty sleeping bags, a dilapidated, two-story building and about 400
<br />marijuana plants in various stages of growth. According to a search warrant, the woman who purportedly saw the murder said she heard the gunman yelling at the unidentified victim about
<br />marijuana before he shot him. http://www.triplicate.com/20090703106370/News/Local-News/Authorities-start-digging-near-Hiouchi Tehama County Court roundup DN /08/10/2009 Michael Rene
<br />Martinez will appear in court at 9 a.m. on Oct. 14 in Department 2. Martinez will be facing the charges of attempt: murder with a special allegation, personal and intentional discharge
<br />of a firearm causing great bodily injury, kidnapping with special allegation, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, false imprisonment by violence and criminal threats. Martinez believed
<br />that the victim and perhaps others, stole his marijuana. Martinez tricked the victim into getting into into his van. Once the victim is in the van, Martinez gets argumentative and combative
<br />and demanded the return of his marijuana. The victim denied that he stole or had the defendant's marijuana and demanded to be let out. Martinez refused to stop the van. Martinez fired
<br />one shot into the van in victim's direction. Victim again denied any knowledge about the defendant's marijuana. Faced with further hostility from Martinez, the victim attempted to escape
<br />through the back window. As the victim was trying to leave the moving van, Martinez fired several more shots, hitting the victim who was later located on the roadside. http://www.redbluffdailynews.co
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<br />Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues California Chiefs of Police Association Medical Marijuana Task Force July to September 2009 3 Hopland, California -Murder in Marijuana Garden
<br />By admin • Sep 11th, 2009 • Category: News …..Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a remote area east of Hopland near the Lake/Mendocino county line in regards to a report
<br />of an assault and battery. When Deputies arrived they located the victim of the assault laying on the ground in a Marijuana garden. The victim was later pronounced dead by the fire department
<br />at the scene. Our preliminary investigation indicates that the victim was engaged in a argument with other persons over marijuana Cultivation and water usage prior to his death. The
<br />victims name is not being released pending the notification of next of kin. The investigation is in the initial stages and continuing. http://blog.drivinglaws.org/2009/09/11/hopland-california-murder
<br />-in-marijuana-garden/Arraignment of suspect in Glendora shooting is continued A second arraignment for a 19-year-old La Verne man charged in the shooting death of a 20-year-old Glendora
<br />man was continued Tuesday, court officials said. Zachary Emerson Flanders is charged with the murder of Ronson Edgerly, 20, as well as robbery and attempted murder. He has pleaded not
<br />guilty. If convicted, Flanders faces a possible death sentence. Flanders is accused of shooting Edgerly during a botched marijuana drug deal in the yard of Edgerly's father's home on
<br />April 20…. http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_13343621 2 shot in apparent robbery in front of Westside marijuana dispensary L.A. NOW /September 18, 2009 Southern California: Two people
<br />were seriously wounded this evening in a shooting outside a West Los Angeles marijuana dispensary. The shooting occurred about 4:45 p.m. near the corner of Pico and Sawtelle boulevards.
<br />Los Angeles Police Officer Cleon Joseph said the shooting may have been an attempted robbery, though details remained unclear…..Los Angeles police officials have said they've noticed
<br />an an uptick in crime around pot dispensaries. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/09/2-shot-in-apparent-robbery-in-front-of-westsidemarijuana-dispensary.html Man shot after botched
<br />marijuana theft attempt in Concord By Roman Gokhman /Contra Costa Times /09/21/2009 CONCORD — A man shot outside a house on Kauri Court was part of a group attempting to steal marijuana
<br />from a legal garden, police said Monday. Three residents of the home on the short street heard a security alarm about 4:45 a.m. Sunday and saw a man in their backyard stealing marijuana
<br />plants, Concord police Lt. Jim Lardieri said. The residents went outside and were able to overpower the man and then heard other men yelling for them to release him. The residents felt
<br />threatened, police said, so they let go of the man, who then got into a waiting pickup truck, which drove away. They told investigators they then heard a gunshot. The residents or neighbors
<br />called police, who responded as the truck was leaving and arrested all six people in the vehicle. One had been shot in the lower leg but his injury wasn't serious, police said. He was
<br />treated at a hospital. All of the suspects were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a crime……A handgun was recovered near the intersection of Joan Avenue and Cape Cod Way.
<br />Investigators believe that the man who was injured was shot by someone inside the pickup truck, and the gun was thrown from the vehicle…… http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_13387127?source=rss
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<br />Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues California Chiefs of Police Association Medical Marijuana Task Force July to September 2009 4 Attempted murder suspect arraigned By Record Searchlight
<br />staff /September 28, 2009 WEAVERVILLE — A 30-year-old Trinity Pines man was arraigned today in Superior Court on an attempted murder charge after he allegedly shot another man in the
<br />chest with a rifle last week…..Vanleeuwen was arrested Thursday night after he allegedly shot Robert Mason, 27, also of Trinity Pines, officials with the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office
<br />said today…..Witnesses, who were able to guide sheriff’s deputies to the remote residence, later arrested Vanleeuwen on suspicion of attempted murder and he was booked into Trinity County
<br />jail without bail. Sheriff’s officials said that the area where the shooting occurred is used by medical marijuana growers, but it has not yet been determined if a dispute over marijuana
<br />might have played a role in the shooting. http://www.redding.com/news/2009/sep/28/attempted-murder-suspect-arraigned/BREAKING NEWS: Robbery suspects arrested Ukiah Daily Journal Staff
<br />/07/16/2009 Mendocino County Sheriff's Office arrested the last two of four men suspected of robbing a Talmage woman of her marijuana at gunpoint in December 2008….A 45-year-old woman
<br />in the home said she led them to a room where she gave them about one and a half pounds of processed marijuana, the Sheriff's Office stated. It was at this time the woman tried to take
<br />a gun from the younger suspect who then hit her on her head with a pistol and also hit her in the face. The woman is reported to have sustained cuts to her face….. http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci
<br />_12851300 Medical Marijuana Grown At Residence Causes Concerns Thief Tries To Take Plants At Gunpoint , Man Says September 29, 2009 OILDALE, Calif. --An Oildale man says he was confronted
<br />at gunpoint on his own property by a thief who wanted his medical marijuana……"I saw this guy in broad daylight trying to steal my plants in my back yard. I yelled 'hey you,' the guy
<br />yelled 'hey you' right back as he pointed a handgun and took at shot at me," said Helton. Helton said he has called law enforcement, who responded quickly but they did not take a report.
<br />Helton added that he has called law enforcement many times in the past, but they are not doing enough to stop the problem…... http://www.turnto23.com/north_river_county/21143496/detail.html
<br />Police arrest two in home invasion robbery By ERIC LINDBERG — August 4, 2009 Santa Barbara police arrested two people suspected of breaking into a home, assaulting the resident, and
<br />stealing cash and marijuana……“The victim knew one of the subjects from a previous interaction. He let the subjects into his apartment and was immediately assaulted.” The 23-year-old
<br />victim sustained serious injuries to his face, head and leg, authorities said, while the three suspects made off with 2 ounces of marijuana and $200…… http://www.thedailysound.com/080409homeinvasion
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<br />Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues California Chiefs of Police Association Medical Marijuana Task Force July to September 2009 5 Orange County Homeowner Robbed At Gunpoint Posted
<br />On: July 25, 2009 by William Weinberg A Huntington Beach couple were terrorized Wednesday afternoon when robbers broke in with handguns and stole a shotgun and some marijuana plants.
<br />The police are continuing their investigation into the crime. What makes this interesting is what was taken. It may be that the victims become defendants since they would have admitted
<br />to possessing a large number of marijuana plants, unless they had a prescription to cultivate it for personal use. Medical marijuana is not legal in all states and can only be prescribed
<br />by physicians. The robbers additionally stole a shotgun and a handgun that belonged to the Huntington Beach couple…… http://www.californiacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2009/07/orange_county_homeowner
<br />_robbed.html Four arrested after robbery during pot deal September 19, 2009, By Dan McMenamin Police arrested four Redwood City men after a marijuana transaction ended in an armed robbery
<br />and traffic accident in the city Wednesday afternoon. At about 1:20 p.m., a 27-year-old man negotiated with Carlos Sanchez Martinez, 36, police said. The 27-year-old, Adalid Sanchez
<br />Soto, agreed to sell Martinez 50 pounds of high-grade marijuana for $70,000, according to police. The two men met at an apartment in unincorporated Redwood City, and when Sanchez delivered
<br />the marijuana, he was robbed at gunpoint by Martinez and two other suspects, police said. The suspects tied the victim up and left him in the apartment while they loaded the marijuana
<br />into a vehicle and left, according to police. However, shortly afterward the suspects abandoned their vehicle and left the area while leaving the marijuana in the vehicle, police said.
<br />The driver of the vehicle that collided with the suspect vehicle was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries…... http://smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?type=lnews&id=116763
<br />Petaluma man jailed in marijuana robbery By RANDI ROSSMANN /THE PRESS DEMOCRAT /September 23, 2009 A young Petaluma man was in jail Wednesday, suspected of robbing an acquaintance of
<br />medical marijuana after breaking into his home and threatening him, Petaluma police reported. The 23-year-old victim told police he was outside his Berrydale Drive home at about 5:45
<br />p.m. Tuesday when John Ross Moore II, 21, confronted him, according to Sgt. Mark Hunter. Moore demanded the man’s marijuana, but was refused and the victim told police he ran into his
<br />home and locked the door, Hunter said. But Moore allegedly broke open the door and took about three ounces of drying marijuana and left……. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090923/ARTICLES/90923
<br />9922?Title=Petaluma-man-jailedin-marijuana-robbery Marijuana dispensary owner robbed at gunpoint Police seek two men after Saturday night incident in Costa Mesa. By JON CASSIDY /The
<br />Orange County Register /Tuesday, August 25, 2009 COSTA MESA – Police are looking for two men who robbed a South County marijuana dispensary owner at gunpoint over the weekend…..At first,
<br />the robbers tried to get inside a safe inside the house, but couldn't, Sgt. Bryan Glass of the Costa Mesa police said. One of the robbers, who had a gun, forced the victim to open the
<br />safe. The robbers left the victims tied up, but they managed to get free…… http://www.ocregister.com/articles/police-robbers-house-2540693-inside-victims
<br />Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues California Chiefs of Police Association Medical Marijuana Task Force July to September 2009 6 Takeover Armed Robbery at Marijuana Dispensary on
<br />3rd Street by peter | Sun, 07/19/2009 -10:11am Occurred at the Green Easy Marijuana Clinic located at 7948 West 3rd Street on Thursday Evening July 16th at around 10:40 pm. Suspects
<br />entered the premises as a customer was leaving and revealed they were carrying hand guns. The suspects took over the location, ransacking it and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash…..
<br />http://melroseaction.com/bits-and-pieces/2009-07-19/116/takeover-armed-robbery-marijuanadispensary-3rd-street Armed Robbery of Melrose Marijuana Dispensary by peter | Tue, 07/07/2009
<br />-11:33pm On Tuesday, July 7th at around 6:15 pm, 2 suspects carrying guns held up a Medical Marijuana Dispensary called "Cali Meds" located at 6910 Melrose Avenue, just east of La Brea
<br />Ave. The suspects demanded money and merchandise…..This is the second violent robbery to occur at a Medicinal Marijuana Dispensary in our area in recent months. The other incident occurred
<br />at a location on La Brea near Waring Avenue. http://melroseaction.com/bits-and-pieces/2009-07-07/86/armed-robbery-melrose-marijuana-dispensary LAPD investigating robberies of two medical
<br />marijuana dispensaries 11:01 AM | June 19, 2009 /--Richard Winton The Los Angeles Police Department is looking for four people who robbed at gunpoint a West Los Angeles medical marijuana
<br />dispensary, the second such incident in L.A. this week. The suspects robbed the dispensary on Cotner Avenue around 11 p.m. Thursday, getting away with pot and $15,000 cash…..It's unclear
<br />whether the case is related to a robbery of a dispensary Wednesday in Reseda. But police are looking for links in both cases. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/lapd-investigating-robberie
<br />s-of-two-medical-marijuanadispensaries.html Pot shops sprouting — and so are robberies CRIME: Valley's 100 medical marijuana dispensaries called vulnerable to bandits, burglars. By Sue
<br />Doyle /Staff Writer /09/17/2009 ……There have been at least 200 robberies at medical marijuana dispensaries in the Valley in the last two years --or an average of two for each of the
<br />Valley's estimated 100 facilities, according to Los Angeles police. They say the nature of the business --dealing in drugs and cash --makes them prime targets for thieves. The most recent
<br />stickup occurred about 10 p.m. Wednesday, when masked gunmen tied up employees at a Canoga Park clinic and made off with an undisclosed amount of money and marijuana. The disturbing
<br />trend exposes the vulnerability of the businesses, where thieves can potentially snag tens of thousands of dollars and pounds of drugs. "It certainly is a phenomenon that has happened
<br />with the proliferation of these dispensaries," said LAPD Deputy Chief Michel Moore, the topranking officer in the San Fernando Valley. "They are easy targets."…..This is an absolute
<br />disgrace and a mockery of law. "It's not about compassion. These people have turned it into a moneymaking enterprise. They could care less about compassion." Zine's concerns echo those
<br />voiced by police --that the dispensaries are simply selling marijuana to anyone rather than distributing it to members with health problems……Deputy Chief Moore believes some dispensaries
<br />haven't reported problems, so the
<br />Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues California Chiefs of Police Association Medical Marijuana Task Force July to September 2009 7 number of heists may actually be higher than 200.
<br />"On the basis of the information that I have, these locations are an attractive site for suspects to either commit burglary or robbery," Moore said. "They're going to get narcotics,
<br />and they're going to get money…..Three gunmen and a woman got away with cash and marijuana in a Wednesday night takeover robbery of a dispensary in the 22300 block of Sherman Way. Authorities
<br />are investigating whether any of those robbers may have been involved in a string of heists that began in the West Valley in late May. Suspects in those stickups pistol-whipped employees
<br />at one dispensary and shot a man in the back at another…… http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_13362515 Alleged robbers take prescription drugs, marijuana The Times-Standard /09/16/2009
<br />Two armed men allegedly broke into a home on West Wabash Avenue in Eureka Monday night and stole dried medical marijuana and prescription drugs. The two suspects wore light-colored handkerchiefs
<br />over their faces and each brandished a handgun of unknown make and model. They allegedly threatened the occupants of the home…. http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_13347400 Kidnapping
<br />rescue uncovers Eastvale marijuana operation, police say A Los Angeles kidnapping investigation led police Monday night to a spacious Eastvale home where authorities say they uncovered
<br />a sophisticated drug operation. A SWAT team stormed the building, rescued the hostage and arrested the man renting the Delaware River Drive house on suspicion of kidnapping…..A ransom
<br />had been demanded, she said. The victim had been shot in the stomach police believe it happened when he was abducted from his Van Nuys home Wednesday…..The LAPD officers noticed an advanced
<br />marijuana-growing operation when they entered the 4,200-square-foot house and called Riverside County sheriff's investigators…..The home was equipped with an additional air conditioning
<br />unit and illegally tapped into a power supply, authorities said. The marijuana operation had been under way for at least a year and had the capability of producing about $50,000 worth
<br />of marijuana every few months, Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Dennis Gutierrez said. Neighbors in the quiet Eastvale neighborhood said they suspected something was amiss. Art Organisto,
<br />46, said that for the past six months he would regularly see rental trucks arrive at the home and see men running brown packages out to them….. http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Loca
<br />l_S_web_weed05.30b0dde.html West Oakland home robbery leads to large marijuana bust By Sean Maher and Harry Harris /Oakland Tribune /Posted: 08/05/2009 OAKLAND — Police found more than
<br />300 marijuana plants at a West Oakland house this morning after what they believe was an attempted home robbery. Officers responding to neighbor calls reporting gunfire inside a home
<br />in the 2100 block of West Street shortly after 4 a.m. broke into into the home to find that it contained about 350 plants in various stages of growth, buds packed into plastic bags,
<br />heating lamps and other growing equipment, and at least one bullet hole. Investigators said they think several men broke into the house to steal the marijuana and either shot at the
<br />home's resident or were fired upon by him…..Police detained two people leaving the area who were found with marijuana in their car. The investigation continued this morning. http://www.insidebayarea.
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<br />Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues California Chiefs of Police Association Medical Marijuana Task Force July to September 2009 8 Deputies make arrest after finding marijuana RED
<br />BLUFF -A Fortuna man was arrested Saturday after Tehama County sheriff's deputies found marijuana in his car during a traffic stop. Kyle Micah Bailey, 28, was pulled over about 11:50
<br />a.m. Saturday in Red Bluff. During the traffic stop, Bailey told deputies he had medical marijuana in his car that he was taking to Los Angeles to sell, deputies said. Deputies said
<br />they found 3.75 pounds of marijuana, a quarter-pound of hashish and a .22-caliber handgun. Because of the amount of marijuana and Bailey's statement of intent to sell, deputies said
<br />they thought he possessed the drugs not for medical use but for illegal sale…... http://www.redding.com/news/2009/aug/11/north-state-in-brief-aug-11-2009/WINDOWS SMASHED, MEDICAL MARIJUANA
<br />TAKEN, AT YUCCA VALLEY DISPENSARY The Medical Marijuana dispensary in Yucca Valley was the victim of a burglary early Thursday morning. Security alerts brought Sheriff’s deputies to
<br />the California Alternative Medical Solution location in the Monterey Business Center shortly after 2:00am. Investigators say three unknown suspects had made entry by using two large
<br />rocks to smash a window at the front of the dispensary. Sheriff’s reports indicated the suspects took a small amount of marijuana kept inside of unsecured jars at the location…… http://www.kcdzfm.com
<br />/news/fullstory080709.html#02 Police: Man arrested with $1,600 worth of pot The Lake Forest man said he bought it at a medical marijuana dispensary in the city. By ERIKA I. RITCHIE /The
<br />Orange County Register /Tuesday, September 8, 2009 LAKE FOREST – Police on Monday night arrested a man who said he had recently purchased marijuana at a Lake Forest medical marijuana
<br />dispensary. At 11:45 p.m., an Orange County Sheriff deputy pulled over a motorist who rolled through a stop sign near Ridge Route Road and Rockfield Boulevard, driving 30 mph. Upon stopping
<br />the vehicle and speaking with the driver, identified as David Dunlap of Lake Forest, the deputy detected a strong smell of marijuana. He found 1 gram of marijuana on Dunlap and an additional
<br />97 grams along with zip lock plastic baggies and a scale inside Dunlap's backpack, said Sheriff's Lt. Don Barnes. Dunlap told the officer that he had purchased the marijuana from a Lake
<br />Forest dispensary. Upon further investigation, the deputy determined that Dunlap also had once been employed by a Lake Forest dispensary. "He had a medical marijuana card but is now
<br />selling it on his own," said Barnes. "His arrest interrupted several pending sales." Dunlap told the deputy that he only sells to people with medical marijuana cards. "He was clearly
<br />operating outside the provisions of the Compassionate Use Act," said Barnes……. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/marijuana-dunlap-lake-2555957-forest-deputy Medical marijuana patient
<br />accused of selling pot By Stacia Glenn Posted: 09/15/2009 05:39:47 PM PDT Authorities on Monday seized $17,000 worth of marijuana from a Victorville resident who holds a medical marijuana
<br />card but is accused of selling it to others. Sheriff's officials declined to identify the suspect because no arrests have been made. They have forwarded the case to the District Attorney's
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<br />Medical Marijuana and Associated Issues California Chiefs of Police Association Medical Marijuana Task Force July to September 2009 9 Office for review. Deputies served a search warrant
<br />at the home in the 14700 block of Arabian Run Lane after receiving numerous telephone calls about drugs being sold there. Confiscated were $3,000 in cash and a gun. Deputies also said
<br />the homeowner was growing marijuana in the master bedroom, where they seized six full-grown marijuana plants and 20 smaller marijuana plants. Although the suspect was issued a medical
<br />marijuana identification card, authorities said he was selling marijuana to people who do not have prescriptions. http://www.sbsun.com/breakingnews/ci_13342554 Thefts of marijuana plants
<br />on the rise By Liz Kellar /Staff Writer /Saturday, September 19, 2009 It's the beginning of harvest season — and that means a seasonal increase in theft of medical marijuana plants.
<br />In the last four days alone, three incidents were reported to the Nevada County Sheriff's Office. “It's that time of the year,” said sheriff's Capt. Jeff Powell. “Between now and the
<br />end of October, the plants are maturing and it's getting time to steal them because the buds are getting big — they have the THC in them. “I think this year, we're seeing quite a few
<br />more (thefts),” he continued. “A lot more people are growing medical marijuana nowadays. They're able to get more scrips, so they feel more comfortable.” Tuesday night, a man from
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