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Problems of Affiliate in Los Angeles Lead Sanctioned Club to Shut Its Doors
OAKLAND - One of the city's four sanctioned medical marijuana outlets quietly closed its doors this week; not because of a negative Supreme Court ruling but because of problems with one of the organization's sister pot clubs in Los Angeles.
The doors to Compassionate Caregivers, at 2135 Broadway, were locked Wednesday afternoon, and a tersely worded notice in a related facility two doors down was dated June 6 and stated it was "Temporarily closed" and apologized for the inconvenience.
Compassionate Caregivers staff did not return calls seeking comment, but a story posted on WeHoNews com, an online newspaper for the West Hollywood community, stated that the Compassionate Caregivers' "Yellow House" pot club on La Brea Avenue in West Hollywood had been raided by the Los Angeles Police Department and IRS agents a month ago, the culmination of an eight-month investigation into money-laundering and selling marijuana for profit - in violation of state health and safety laws.
According to the story, there were several arrests, and 800 pounds of pot and $300,000 to $500,000 in cash were seized.
Deputy City Administrator Niccolo DeLuca said Oakland was aware the local club had closed but did not know for how long.
"If they are in fact closed ( for good ), they were one of the four permittees ( under Oakland's medical marijuana ordinance ), and the city would have to look at replacing them," he said.
Pubdate: Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Source: Oakland Tribune, The (CA)
Copyright: 2005 MediaNews Group, Inc. and ANG Newspapers
Contact: triblet@angnewspapers.com
Website: https://www.oaklandtribune.com/
OAKLAND - One of the city's four sanctioned medical marijuana outlets quietly closed its doors this week; not because of a negative Supreme Court ruling but because of problems with one of the organization's sister pot clubs in Los Angeles.
The doors to Compassionate Caregivers, at 2135 Broadway, were locked Wednesday afternoon, and a tersely worded notice in a related facility two doors down was dated June 6 and stated it was "Temporarily closed" and apologized for the inconvenience.
Compassionate Caregivers staff did not return calls seeking comment, but a story posted on WeHoNews com, an online newspaper for the West Hollywood community, stated that the Compassionate Caregivers' "Yellow House" pot club on La Brea Avenue in West Hollywood had been raided by the Los Angeles Police Department and IRS agents a month ago, the culmination of an eight-month investigation into money-laundering and selling marijuana for profit - in violation of state health and safety laws.
According to the story, there were several arrests, and 800 pounds of pot and $300,000 to $500,000 in cash were seized.
Deputy City Administrator Niccolo DeLuca said Oakland was aware the local club had closed but did not know for how long.
"If they are in fact closed ( for good ), they were one of the four permittees ( under Oakland's medical marijuana ordinance ), and the city would have to look at replacing them," he said.
Pubdate: Fri, 10 Jun 2005
Source: Oakland Tribune, The (CA)
Copyright: 2005 MediaNews Group, Inc. and ANG Newspapers
Contact: triblet@angnewspapers.com
Website: https://www.oaklandtribune.com/
