Santa Clara County delivery sting nets 22 arrests

 Crime, Dispensaries, Law Enforcement, Marijuana News
Oct 012010
 

In a sting named after a Cheech and Chong stoner movie, a South Bay narcotics task force busted close to two dozen people on charges that included illegally delivering marijuana. The single-day “Up in Smoke” sting was conducted Thursday by the Santa Clara County Special Enforcement Team, the Attorney General’s Office, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, along with several other law enforcement agencies, and resulted in the arrest of 22 adults, the seizure of over 25 pounds of marijuana, 9 firearms, and 223 marijuana plants. “This was just plain old drug dealing. Those arrested have perverted [...]

Sunnyvale council discusses medical marijuana ordinance

 Marijuana News, Medical marijuana, Ordinances
Sep 162010
 

The Sunnyvale City Council got its first look at some ideas for a potential plan to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, with North and East Sunnyvale industrial areas the most likely to see the businesses. During a special meeting Sept. 14, the city’s Community Development Department and Department of Public Safety presented suggestions based on their findings from public outreach efforts regarding medical marijuana to the council and planning commission. Where to allow potential locations for dispensaries and how medical marijuana distribution could impact crime statistics are among the big issues that council [...]

Drugs may play part in Los Gatos murder-for-hire case

 Courts, Marijuana News
Sep 032010
 

Bud’s note: Today’s must-read is this fascinating story by Julia Prodis Sulek of the San Jose Mercury News. Every courtroom drama needs a twist. ============ Defense lawyers in the Los Gatos murder-for-hire trial tried to put their first chink in the prosecution’s case on Thursday when they accused District Attorney-elect Jeff Rosen of withholding information they believe could help support their theory that the killing of Mark Achilli was actually a drug-debt collection gone bad. The argument arose during what seemed like routine testimony from a Santa Clara police officer about what he found in [...]

Deadly shooting at Santa Clara County grow site

 Marijuana News
Jul 222010
 

A man was shot and killed by Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputies in a remote area where marijuana was being grown, authorities said today. The man, whose name has not been released, was shot at about 10:25 a.m. Wednesday when he confronted deputies, said Sgt. Rick Sung, who did not elaborate. Three deputies shot the man, Sung said. At least one other person fled the scene, Sung said. Both suspects were believed to be connected to the marijuana-growing operation, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. San Jose Mercury News coverage The incident happened near Mines Road [...]

Booted dispensary owner says he’ll run for Mountain View City Council

 Dispensaries, Marijuana News, Medical marijuana
Jul 132010
 

A medical marijuana dispensary owner who crossed swords with Mountain View city officials when he opened his clinic despite a moratorium said Monday he plans to run for city council, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Matt Lucero, co-founder of the recently shuttered Buddy’s Cannabis Patient Collective, said he plans to lease his Campbell home to his daughter and move to Mountain View in time to draw and submit papers for the upcoming election. Three council seats are up for grabs this year, with the four-year terms of Margaret Abe-Koga, Ronit Bryant and Jac Siegel [...]

Judge OKs shutdown of Mountain View dispensary

 Courts, Marijuana News, Pot-pourri
Jun 162010
 

A judge has granted the city’s request for a temporary injunction to close Buddy’s Cannabis Patient Collective on Bayshore Parkway, which must now close by 5 p.m. July 7. “It is a very sad day for the sick and ill in Mountain View,” said Matt Lucero, a former corporate attorney who opened the medical marijuana dispensary in April, the Mountain View Voice reports. San Jose Mercury News coverage The injunction is temporary as the city is also seeking a permanent injunction through more lengthy court proceedings. Lucero has said he is willing to take the [...]

Attorneys argue ‘rational’ basis of Mountain View dispensary ban

 Business, Courts, Dispensaries, Medical marijuana, Ordinances
Jun 032010
 

Buddy’s Cannabis Patient Collective will stay open in Mountain View — at least for a couple more days. Though Mountain View officials sought a preliminary injunction to shut down the medical marijuana dispensary on Bayshore Parkway that opened in April despite a city ban, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Joseph Huber said after a hearing Wednesday he would review the request. Huber said he is concerned about the difference between a permanent injunction and the requested preliminary injunction, which would shut down Buddy’s immediately while lawsuits between the dispensary and city are resolved. A [...]

Sunnyvale City Council latest to pass medical marijuana moratorium

 Dispensaries, Government, Medical marijuana, Ordinances
May 292010
 

The Sunnyvale City Council passed a moratorium temporarily prohibiting medical marijuana dispensaries from opening in the city, in the process asking city staff to begin studying the issue immediately to allow for a possible permanent municipal code change in the near future. Numerous representatives from local medical cannabis collectives were in attendance on May 25 to address the urgency interim zoning ordinance, but even proponents of medical marijuana supported the moratorium as it will force the city to immediately begin studying the effects of pot clubs in the city. Members of the Medicinal Cannabis Collective [...]

Santa Clara dispensary under investigation after Campbell man’s arrest

 Business, Crime, Dispensaries, Law Enforcement, Medical marijuana
Apr 212010
 

APTOS – A Campbell man suspected of operating an illegal medicinal marijuana dispensary in Santa Clara County allegedly was growing his product at an Aptos Hills rental. Last week, sheriff’s deputies and Mountain View police detectives raided a house on Santa Fe Ridge and reportedly found hundreds of marijuana plants, authorities told the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Anthony Contento, 29, is suspected of operating the grow house and has been arrested on suspicion of selling marijuana and possessing marijuana for sale, according to Sgt. Pete De La Ossa of the Mountain View police specialized suppression unit. [...]

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