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File Number: 12 -296 <br />these four applicants have been able to execute a lease. Many property owners are now <br />leery of renting to medical marijuana facilities because of recent federal raids. <br />The City of Berkeley allows four dispensaries. One of these dispensaries, Berkeley Patients <br />Group, closed its San Pablo Avenue location on May 1, 2012 after 12 '/2 years of operation. <br />Although they will be looking for a new location, according to Berkeleyside.com, Berkeley <br />Patients Group is closing the San Pablo dispensary because of federal government threats to <br />seize the landlord's assets if cannabis operations continue. Berkeley Patients Group, with <br />13,000 members, is the largest and oldest dispensary to be impacted by U.S. Attorney's <br />pursuit of cannabis operations throughout California. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Alameda County and Alameda County Cities' Approach to Medical Marijuana Dispensaries <br />and Cultivation Facilities <br />PREPARED BY: Richard Pio Roda, Assistant City Attorney, City Attorney's Office; Stephen <br />Pricco, Captain, Police Department; Kathleen Livermore, Senior Planner, Community <br />Development Department <br />City of San Leandro Page 7 Printed on 611212012 <br />