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Council sends pot shop regulations back to committee

Jan 5

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The City Council declined Tuesday to endorse proposed regulations that would govern medical marijuana dispensaries in San Diego, opting instead to forward the package to a committee for more vetting.  The recommendations were made by the 11-member Medical Marijuana Task Force, which was established by the City Council last September amid concern over the proliferation of unlicensed dispensaries in the city.

…Councilman Carl DeMaio, who didn’t support the formation of the task force, cast the lone dissenting vote, arguing the regulations “open the door” to more medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.

He said he sympathizes with the sick who use medical marijuana, but said there are abuses.

“What I don’t believe we should make available are corner shops where marijuana is sold as a commodity under the guise of a patient-caregiver relationship,” DeMaio said.

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Source: San Diego News 6

Owner of Two San Diego Marijuana Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

Dec 10

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December 10, 2009

United States Attorney Karen P. Hewitt announced that Joseph Nunes pled guilty today before Magistrate Judge William McCurine, Jr., to three felony counts of a superseding information: Count One ­manufacturing marijuana plants, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1); Count Two ­renting, using and maintaining two drug-related premises, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 856(a)(1); and Count Three – money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(a)(1)(A)(I). The plea is subject to final acceptance by United States District Court Judge Larry A. Burns at the time of sentencing.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Sherri Walker Hobson, who is prosecuting the case, Joseph Nunes was arrested following a federal search warrant executed at 3415 Mission Boulevard, San Diego, California, known as “Green Kross Collective,” where agents found marijuana plants, marijuana contained in bags and jars, cookies and brownies containing marijuana, sodas containing marijuana, lollipops containing marijuana, and other edible marijuana items. Agents also found $38,915 in cash at that location. Agents further discovered “sales receipts” books revealing that during a two-day period, Green Kross Collective sold approximately $16,000 of marijuana and marijuana products.

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San Diego DA Wants Rewrite Of Medical Marijuana Laws

Dec 3

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SAN DIEGO — The San Diego District Attorney says California needs to revisit the statues that govern medical marijuana. She gave her comments following the acquittal of a marijuana dispensary manager.

Jovan Jackson was charged with illegal sales of marijuana. He fought the charges, saying he was distributing the drug for medical use, and a jury this week found him not guilty. Following the trial, jurors say they found the law so confusing they couldn’t find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis says the law needs to be rewritten.

“I think what this case shows us is the legislature needs to act to clarify certain parts of the law,” she says.

Jurors said they weren’t sure what the law meant by a “medical marijuana cooperative.” State law says the cooperatives are allowed to cultivate marijuana and give it to its members. Dumanis says she’ll review the Jackson case as she considers charges against other marijuana dispensary managers.

Tom Fudge
KPBS San Diego

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14 pot dispensaries in county shuttered Dozens arrested in probe of suspected illegal storefronts

Sep 11

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Follow-up news reports about the September 10, 2009 raid on 14 San Diego illegal marijuana distribution shops can be found here:

September 11, 2009: San Diego Union Tribune

San Diego County and Feds Raid Illegal Marijuana Dispensaries

Sep 10

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Press Release
September 10, 2009

After raiding 14 illegal marijuana dispensaries with the DEA, US Attorney, IRS and County Sheriff our County District Attorney, Bonnie Dumanis said:

“Like most San Diegans, I support the use of legitimate and legal medical marijuana use. However, it appears these so-called “marijuana dispensaries” are nothing more than for-profit storefront drug dealing operations run by drug dealers hiding behind the state‟s medical marijuana law”.

Read the full press release here.

More photos from the raids below.