Manager of medical pot dispensary is acquitted
A Navy veteran who was the manager of a medical marijuana dispensary was acquitted of five charges of possessing and selling the drug illegally yesterday, a verdict that emboldened medical marijuana activists and was a setback for San Diego prosecutors who have aggressively pursued medical marijuana cases. Ref. Source 2
Pot collective robbed at gunpoint
Robbers wearing ski masks tied up one of the volunteer employees with duct tape before stealing an undisclosed amount of money and marijuana from the City Heights dispensary, San Diego police said. Ref. Source 5
City attorney: Marijuana collectives must close 'immediately'
The City Attorney's Office last week reiterated its stance that every medical marijuana collective in the city of San Diego is violating local zoning laws and therefore must shut down immediately. Ref. Source 7
Feds target hundreds of medical pot shops
U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy on Friday mailed hundreds of letters warning operators of medical marijuana collectives and their landlords to shut down within 45 days or risk criminal prosecution and property seizures. Ref. Source 1
Protesters focus on federal medical marijuana crackdown
Protesters took to the streets Tuesday to oppose a federal crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries. A federal prosecutor notified operators of marijuana collectives and their landlords they must shut down within 45 days. Ref. Source 9