Mendocino County to release medical pot program records

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UKIAH — Mendocino County has reached a deal with federal prosecutors in a dispute over the release of financial and other records from the county's medical marijuana program, officials said.
The county said it will release the records but not the names of people who applied for permits under the program, the Ukiah Daily Journal reported (http://bit.ly/114cvdS ) Thursday.
The deal with the U.S. Attorney's Office was announced Tuesday by the county Board of Supervisors.
The county's ordinance allowed for certain marijuana growers to cultivate as many as 99 plants if they agreed to regular inspections and met operating conditions.
The program ended in March 2012 after the U.S. Attorney's Office warned that sanctioning pot cultivation could put county officials in violation of federal drug laws.
A federal grand jury issued a subpoena for the records in October.
The subpoena also sought communications from third-party medical marijuana garden inspectors and the Board of Supervisors.
The county in response filed a motion to quash the subpoenas, arguing the requests were overbroad and burdensome.
A hearing on that motion was cancelled in light of the agreement

 

[Seamaiden]

Hm.... so the records are released, but no names? How's that work, exactly?

 

[baba G]

sounds like they are trying to keep the patients happy. What's the point of the information if it doesn't apply to an individual.....lol

 

[baba G]

1996 was a fukn while ago, either end this med shit or fukn lay off feds!!!!!!!!!

 

[datDANK]

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[Blaze]

Hm.... so the records are released, but no names? How's that work, exactly?

They are trying to follow the money. Most likely the feds are going after the county officials and/or programs that profited off the program, not the patients.