Feds Targeting California Pot Dispensaries; Told To Shut Down In 45 Days

[Jeezer]

Not selfish at all. As someone who has been doing this for almost 10 years now. The MMJ scene has ruined a lot. Our species was always based onsurvival of the fittest and should still always be. Car accident is a very poor example.

Choose your friends wisely and you don't have to worry about a "criminal" element.

Uh dude that is selfish. You dont want to see someone provide for themselves because you want more for you. If you werent money hungry and cared about others, you wouldnt be worried about whos makin more whos makin less.

 

[Surfr]

Nvm.

 

[Jeezer]

Fucked everything up? the wealth has been spread and alot of sick people have legal safe access to this great medicine. And your saying things have been ruined? The people before the mmj scene arent makin as much as they did before because they have to share the market with the mmj scene. Thats the part that changed and they feel its bad because they have less. Which is selfish if you ask me.

 

[singingcrow]

I agree, somewhat. Here is my wishlist:
1) Federal Ambiguity eliminated. It is or isnt legal. States have protection from Federal intervention if they choose legalization and if the Federal government allows states to maintain right to choose.
2) States come up with their own gameplan and no more need of interference by Federal policing. A bit more safety and chance for us to keep the rules in place as well as pay taxes like anything else... a taxable commodity.

 

[motherlode]

mj needs to be dropped from the schedule 1 category

period

 

[paperplane]

ditto....^

 

[singingcrow]

Yes agreed. Its on the agenda: to remove it from Schedule 1. Thats a big start. I think this debate about the MMJ "scene" is kinda silly boys.

Look, there is a market for mid-quality as well as completely professional top-shelf. There are patients who (unfortunately) cannot afford top-shelf. There are patients that can. It's really a win-win for every grower and some growers are still learning the basics.

Those growers who are advanced in their techniques, like Mark, who has spurred new and exciting strains, has an opportunity for certain clientele as well as someone like me, who only has 4 grows under her belt.

Thank you to all the experts for helping the rest of us to learn. Jorge Cervantes even says, "its a lifelong process of learning". So let's not tear each other up... selfishness has to do with motives and how you view the world.

Some of us feel like: more people have access to this natural alternative to opiates, they are getting better health options and that is not a selfish point of view. Before and after these grey-area laws have been in place since circa 1996.

Anyway, I don't believe anyone is selfish who has good motives. Make money if you like, but don't down the growers who are still learning and putting forward mid-grade. Hell, there is even a market for brickweed... that is the first thing that needs to go so we can stop paying for this war on drugs with those south of the border...

 

[singingcrow]

This article is most helpful, back to the original reason for this thread. Looks to me like small-time farmers and smaller, well-run dispensaries are safe for now. Thank you to the OP for this:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=226410

 

[kolah]

If illegal immigrant Obama doesn't veto the "Indefinite Detention" bill that just passed the feds will have a hay-day rounding up all the growers and registered users. No due process which means no phone call, no legal counsel, no trial. Off you'll go to Gitmo or a FEMA camp...or another rotten prison where you can be "legally" tortured and killed.

....just something to think about, brothers and sisters.

 

[markscastle]

What 45 days would be the 26th of November right?

 

[monkey5]

If illegal immigrant Obama doesn't veto the "Indefinite Detention" bill that just passed the feds will have a hay-day rounding up all the growers and registered users. No due process which means no phone call, no legal counsel, no trial. Off you'll go to Gitmo or a FEMA camp...or another rotten prison where you can be "legally" tortured and killed.

....just something to think about, brothers and sisters.

Yes! I agree with you! kolah, this is their plan! monkey5

 

[fishwhistle]

Our best local dispensary called me today to inform me that they closed their storefront and are going to a delivery format due to threats to their landlord from the city and feds,major bummer as they were cool cats,i never bought anything from them(shit they wanted to buy from me,LOL) but seeds and an edible here and there but its still a drag.

 

[singingcrow]

Same here! My local dispensary is going to delivery only due to Federal involvement. Does anyone know anything about advertising on Craigslist? I started off a post with: "Note: Legal MJ 215 patients only!" then went on to say I need a copy of your recommendation as well as bringing your original and ID. Is that enough to cover my tooshie? I am just selling edibles and clones.

 

[fishwhistle]

Dude think about it,its craigslist for christs sake,IMO your asking for alot of trouble.

 

[kolah]

CL is a great FREE site....to buy and sell all things.....EXCLUDING POT.

Will the "round-ups" soon begin? Much like the Japenese internments from our past history. They don't teach you this shit in government brainwashing classrooms.

from an article: ".......This war with Japan (and Germany) would have terrible repercussions on United States citizens of Japanese ancestry that no one had dreamed. President Franklin D. Roosevelt sign order 9066 allowing all Japanese and Americans of Japanese ancestry to be removed from their homes in the Western coastal regions to guarded camps in the interior. Of course, the Japanese had absolutely nothing to do with starting the war, they however were blamed for bringing it to the American shores."

"This project is dedicated to the faithful and loyal Japanese American citizens who suffered at the hands of the American public. Over 120,000 Japanese American citizens were forced to leave their homes, their businesses and the lives they knew, and be moved to internment camps for the duration of the war. Most of the camps were located in deserts. Families were crowded in shacks with no running water. Barbed wire and armed guards surrounded each camp."

 

[singingcrow]

Hmm good point. Ill take it down. Thanks guys! (By the way, Im a girl!)

 

[frenetic]

California MMJ update

California

As of the end of November, the US Attorney's Office in San Diego reported that more than 60% of the 222 dispensaries in the region have closed their doors since it began sending threat letters in October to the outlets and their landlords. That's 139 dispensaries gone in far Southern California, and the feds said they expected another 20 or so to close in the next two weeks.

On November 28, a federal judge in San Francisco declined to issue a temporary injunction blocking a federal crackdown on dispensaries in the Bay Area. US Attorney Melinda Haag had ordered those clubs to close, because they were too close to schools on parks. Two of the targeted dispensaries, San Francisco's Divinity Tree and Medithrive, have already shut down to avoid criminal prosecution or seizure of their properties. A third, the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana in Fairfax, may be about to follow (see below).

Also on November 28, the last dispensary in the Stockton area shut down after receiving one of those October threat letters from federal prosecutors. County officials had banned dispensaries. One other dispensary shut down in October, and two more are on hold as city officials await clarification from state and federal authorities.

That same day, the city of Novato voted to renew its expiring moratorium on dispensaries for another year and said city staffers would move to shut down two dispensaries operating in violation of city zoning ordinances. The moratorium does not apply to the two dispensaries because they were grandfathered in, but staffers said they are prohibited under city zoning rules, which do not name marijuana sales as an allowed use.

Also on that same day, the Amador County Board of Supervisors temporarily banned outdoor medical marijuana grows in the wake of a September killing during the attempted robbery of a medical marijuana grow. A task force drafting regulations for outdoor grows will meet later this month. Amador County Counsel Gregory Gillott said Fresno, El Dorado, Glenn and Lassen counties all have similar bans on outdoor growing.

On Novmber 30, a Marin County judge declined to quash an eviction order aimed at closing the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana dispensary in Fairfax. The Marin Alliance is the longest operating dispensary in the state, but it could be doomed after being targeted by federal prosecutors in October. Founder and operator Lynette Shaw has until December 9 to answer the ruling and request a trial, but said this week she wasn't sure she will stay open.

That same day, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said that any sales of medical marijuana are illegal. After raids last month that targeted a half-dozen dispensaries and more than a dozen other locations and persons, the department said Proposition 19 and laws passed to regulate medical marijuana in the state "do not authorize sales of marijuana."

Also on November 30, Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich announced that his office is targeting nine dispensaries to be shut down because they're within 600 feet of a school. He said he would seek $2,500 a day penalties if they stay open while being sued. Meanwhile the city reports that 372 marijuana businesses had filed to begin paying a city business tax by the October 31 deadline. An unknown number had not filed, but city officials said there could be as many as 500 dispensaries in the city, down from a peak of 850.

On December 1, prosecutors in Oroville dropped the charges against three members of a Chico-area medical marijuana collective because, they said, one of their codefendants was seriously ill. The three had been charged with marijuana cultivation and possession with intent to distribute after their Mountainside Patient Collective in west Chico was raided in a June 30, 2010, sweep of seven dispensaries and 11 residences raided that day.

Also on December 1, disgruntled residents of Northern California's Lake County filed a notice of intention to circulate a petition for "Lake County Act to Adopt Federal Marijuana Laws." The petition's statement of reasons explains, "Voters of Lake County, California, need an alternative to the aggressive pro-pot agenda being pushed by entities within and outside of the county." If the petition receives enough signatures, it would qualify as an initiative on the June 2012 ballot.

On Monday, the city of Oakland advanced in its plan to double the number of dispensaries from four to eight. It posted on its web site the 10 finalists for the four club permits. They are: Oakland Community Collective; G8 Medical Alliance, Inc.; Tidewater Patients Group; AMCD, Inc.; Agramed; East Bay Conscious Collective; South Bay Apothecary Collective; Magnolia Wellness Inc.; Abatin Wellness Center of Oakland; and Green Light District. Public hearings begin in January.

On Tuesday, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors passed an amendment to the zoning code that will effectively bar medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the county. "Notwithstanding any provision of the zoning code, any land use activity or establishment that contravenes state or federal law or both is prohibited," the amendment reads. There are seven or eight dispensaries left in the unincorporated area of the county.

Also on Tuesday, the Redding City Council voted to seek a court order to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. At least seven dispensaries remained open this week despite a city ban that went into effect last week. The vote came after a Shasta County Superior Court judge last week denied a request for a temporary restraining order against the city's ban. A hearing for a preliminary injunction against the ban is set for January 17.

 

[motherlode]

last but not least

California

As of the end of November, the US Attorney's Office in San Diego reported that more than 60% of the 222 dispensaries in the region have closed their doors since it began sending threat letters in October to the outlets and their landlords. That's 139 dispensaries gone in far Southern California, and the feds said they expected another 20 or so to close in the next two weeks.

On November 28, a federal judge in San Francisco declined to issue a temporary injunction blocking a federal crackdown on dispensaries in the Bay Area. US Attorney Melinda Haag had ordered those clubs to close, because they were too close to schools on parks. Two of the targeted dispensaries, San Francisco's Divinity Tree and Medithrive, have already shut down to avoid criminal prosecution or seizure of their properties. A third, the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana in Fairfax, may be about to follow (see below).

Also on November 28, the last dispensary in the Stockton area shut down after receiving one of those October threat letters from federal prosecutors. County officials had banned dispensaries. One other dispensary shut down in October, and two more are on hold as city officials await clarification from state and federal authorities.

That same day, the city of Novato voted to renew its expiring moratorium on dispensaries for another year and said city staffers would move to shut down two dispensaries operating in violation of city zoning ordinances. The moratorium does not apply to the two dispensaries because they were grandfathered in, but staffers said they are prohibited under city zoning rules, which do not name marijuana sales as an allowed use.

Also on that same day, the Amador County Board of Supervisors temporarily banned outdoor medical marijuana grows in the wake of a September killing during the attempted robbery of a medical marijuana grow. A task force drafting regulations for outdoor grows will meet later this month. Amador County Counsel Gregory Gillott said Fresno, El Dorado, Glenn and Lassen counties all have similar bans on outdoor growing.

On Novmber 30, a Marin County judge declined to quash an eviction order aimed at closing the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana dispensary in Fairfax. The Marin Alliance is the longest operating dispensary in the state, but it could be doomed after being targeted by federal prosecutors in October. Founder and operator Lynette Shaw has until December 9 to answer the ruling and request a trial, but said this week she wasn't sure she will stay open.

That same day, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said that any sales of medical marijuana are illegal. After raids last month that targeted a half-dozen dispensaries and more than a dozen other locations and persons, the department said Proposition 19 and laws passed to regulate medical marijuana in the state "do not authorize sales of marijuana."

Also on November 30, Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich announced that his office is targeting nine dispensaries to be shut down because they're within 600 feet of a school. He said he would seek $2,500 a day penalties if they stay open while being sued. Meanwhile the city reports that 372 marijuana businesses had filed to begin paying a city business tax by the October 31 deadline. An unknown number had not filed, but city officials said there could be as many as 500 dispensaries in the city, down from a peak of 850.

On December 1, prosecutors in Oroville dropped the charges against three members of a Chico-area medical marijuana collective because, they said, one of their codefendants was seriously ill. The three had been charged with marijuana cultivation and possession with intent to distribute after their Mountainside Patient Collective in west Chico was raided in a June 30, 2010, sweep of seven dispensaries and 11 residences raided that day.

Also on December 1, disgruntled residents of Northern California's Lake County filed a notice of intention to circulate a petition for "Lake County Act to Adopt Federal Marijuana Laws." The petition's statement of reasons explains, "Voters of Lake County, California, need an alternative to the aggressive pro-pot agenda being pushed by entities within and outside of the county." If the petition receives enough signatures, it would qualify as an initiative on the June 2012 ballot.

On Monday, the city of Oakland advanced in its plan to double the number of dispensaries from four to eight. It posted on its web site the 10 finalists for the four club permits. They are: Oakland Community Collective; G8 Medical Alliance, Inc.; Tidewater Patients Group; AMCD, Inc.; Agramed; East Bay Conscious Collective; South Bay Apothecary Collective; Magnolia Wellness Inc.; Abatin Wellness Center of Oakland; and Green Light District. Public hearings begin in January.

On Tuesday, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors passed an amendment to the zoning code that will effectively bar medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the county. "Notwithstanding any provision of the zoning code, any land use activity or establishment that contravenes state or federal law or both is prohibited," the amendment reads. There are seven or eight dispensaries left in the unincorporated area of the county.

Also on Tuesday, the Redding City Council voted to seek a court order to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. At least seven dispensaries remained open this week despite a city ban that went into effect last week. The vote came after a Shasta County Superior Court judge last week denied a request for a temporary restraining order against the city's ban. A hearing for a preliminary injunction against the ban is set for January 17.

and in mariposa county they decided to pass a land use zoning ordinance that disallows collective grows - no 2 patients can have their medical grow on the same property regardless if they are husband and wife or caregiver/patient

they also moved to make the year long moratorium on dispensaries permanent and next on the agenda: putting a limit on the number of plants its legal to grow

 

[baba G]

If they could only come up with some regulations for the banks instead of wasting time limiting our freedoms...

 

[singingcrow]

How saddened I am to see this unfolding avalanche of negatively impacting legislation. This is truly a sacred and healing plant. I wish they would just remove it from class 1 status least....so saddened. Anyone know new rules in line; Ventura county?