By the finish of November, the united states Attorney’s Office in North Park reported with more than 60% from the 222 marihuana shops in the area have closed their doorways because it started delivering threat letters in October towards the marihuana shops as well as their land lords. That’s 139 shops gone in far Los Angeles, and also the feds stated they expected another 20 approximately to near the coast the following two days.

On November 28, a federal judge in Bay Area rejected to problem a brief injunction obstructing a federal attack on medical canabis shops within the San Francisco Bay Area. US Attorney Melinda Haag had purchased individuals clubs to shut, simply because they were too near to schools on parks. A couple of the specific shops, San Francisco’s Divinity Tree and Medithrive, have previously shut lower to prevent justice or seizure of the qualities. Another, the Marin Alliance for Medicinal Marijuana in Fairfax, might be going to follow (see below).

Also on November 28, the final marihuana dispensary within the Stockton area shut lower after receiving among individuals October threat letters from federal prosecutors. County authorities had banned shops. Another dispensary shut lower in October, and 2 more take presctiption hold as city authorities await clarification from condition and federal government bodies.

That 24 hour, the town of Novato chosen to resume its expiring moratorium on shops for an additional year and stated city staffers would proceed to shut lower two shops operating in breach of city zoning laws. The moratorium doesn’t affect the 2 shops simply because they were grandfathered in, but staffers stated they’re prohibited under city zoning rules, that do not title marijuana sales being an permitted use.

Also on that 24 hour, the Amador County Board of Administrators temporarily banned outside medicinal marihuana develops within the wake of the September killing throughout the attempted robbery of the medicinal marijuana grow. An activity pressure drafting rules for outside develops will come across later this month. Amador County Counsel Gregory Gillott stated Fresno, El Dorado, Glenn and Lassen areas all have similar restrictions on outside growing.

On Novmber 30, a Marin County judge rejected to quash an eviction order targeted at closing the Marin Alliance for Medicinal Marijuana dispensary in Fairfax. The Marin Alliance may be the longest operating marihuana dispensary within the condition, but it may be condemned after being specific by federal prosecutors in October. Founder and operator Lynette Shaw has until December 9 to reply to the ruling and ask for an effort, but stated now she wasn’t sure she’ll stay open.

That 24 hour, the Oc Sheriff’s Department stated that any sales of medicinal marijuana are illegal. After raids recently that specific one half-dozen shops and most twelve areas and persons, the department stated Proposition 19 and laws and regulations passed to manage medicinal marihuana within the condition “don’t authorize sales of marijuana.”

Also on November 30, La City Attorney Carmen Trutanich introduced that his office is focusing on nine shops to become shut down because they are within 600 ft of the school. He stated he’d seek $2,500 each day penalties when they stay open while being prosecuted. Meanwhile the town reviews that 372 marijuana companies had filed to start having to pay a town business tax through the October 31 deadline. A mystery number hadn’t filed, but city authorities stated there might be as much as 500 marihuana shops within the city, lower from the peak of 850.

On December 1, prosecutors in Oroville dropped the costs against three people of the Chico-area medicinal marijuana collective because, they stated, among their codefendants was seriously ill. The 3 have been billed with marijuana cultivation and possession with intent to distribute after their Mountainside Patient Collective in west Chico was raided inside a June 30, 2010, sweep of seven shops and 11 homes raided on that day.

Also on December 1, disgruntled citizens of Northern California’s Lake County filed a notice of intention to flow a petition for “Lake County Act to consider Federal Marijuana Laws and regulations.” The petition’s statement of reasons describes, “Voters of Lake County, California, need an alternative choice to the aggressive professional-pot agenda being pressed by organizations within and outdoors from the county.” When the petition receives enough signatures, it might become qualified as an initiative around the June 2012 ballot.

On Monday, the town of Concord advanced in the intend to double the amount of shops from 4 to 8. It published on its site the ten runners up for that four club permits. They’re: Concord Community Collective G8 Medical Alliance, Corporation. Tidewater Patients Group AMCD, Corporation. Agramed East Bay Conscious Collective South Bay Apothecary Collective Magnolia Wellness Corporation. Abatin Wellness Center of Concord and Eco-friendly Light District. Public proceedings come from The month of january.

On Tuesday, the Sacramento County Board of Administrators passed an amendment towards the zoning code which will effectively bar medicinal marijuana shops in unincorporated regions of the county. “Notwithstanding any provision from the zoning code, any land use activity or establishment that contravenes condition or federal law or both is prohibited,” the amendment reads. You will find 7 or 8 shops left within the unincorporated part of the county.

Also on Tuesday, the Redding City Council chosen to find a order from the court to seal lower medicinal marijuana shops within the city. A minimum of seven shops continued to be open now despite a town prohibit that went into effect a week ago. The election came following a Shasta County Superior Court judge a week ago refused a request a brief constraint order from the city’s prohibit. A hearing for any preliminary injunction from the prohibit is placed for The month of january 17.