July 8, 2010: Lake Forest pot shops reopen after ruling;
The Orange County Register
"Christopher Glew, who represents the two medical marijuana dispensaries, Vale Tudu Café and Care Mutual, formerly known as GGECO, said the appellate courts judgment lifts Judge David Chaffee's May 28 ruling ordering a shutdown of all Lake Forest dispensaries until the appeals court takes further action.
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July 1, 2010: Solving the Compassionate Use Legal Dilemma;
Culture - So Cal's Medical Marijuana Lifestyle Magazine
"…Both of these debates rage on today in the civil and criminal courts. It is truly unfortunate that after 14 years of legal wrangling, we are still in a state of utter confusion. What is a reasonable quantity? Can patients pay for marijuana? Can dispensaries or collectives lawfully exist? After 14 years of legal battles, it is clear that we are still unable to make the bells and whistles go off.
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December 22, 2009: Police served warrants at 15 locations, 17 arrested on suspicion of illegal sales of pot; Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA
"Chris Glew, an attorney representing a cooperative located on Fourth Street at Elm Avenue, said he has yet to see any documentation from authorities who served warrants at his clients' business and home, but he insisted the dispensary has always operated within the state's Compassionate Use laws."
December 18, 2009: LBPD, DA saying little about search warrants at pot dispensaries; Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA
"I work with a lot of cooperatives and this place is probably one of the most heavily checked, they verify all the patient's statements and they are in compliance 100 percent," he said. "To even insinuate (illegal over-the-counter sales were being made) is preposterous."
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