Gilroy's first pot club could be its last.
Medileaf opened its doors Monday but was forced to shut down two days later -- not because of what's going on at the business but because of what didn't happen before the business opened.
The owners of Medileaf didn't get their business license before they opened the club. The owners of the club applied for a permit last month but were denied. Authorities say the club is in the wrong because it doesn't have a permit and is violating zoning ordinances.
Eric Madigan, acting as an ombudsman for the club, told TV-station KPIX that he's been working with police and city officials on a business permit "for months now."
Gilroy's city council members voted down an ordinance that would have made medical cannabis clubs legal.
Medical marijuana patients in the South Bay do have a place to go for their prescriptions, however. The San Jose Cannabis Buyers Collective opened near Santana Row four months ago and is thriving. Membership at the club skyrocketed last week after the Mercury News mentioned it in an article about a proposal to allow medical cannabis clubs in San Jose and regulate them heavily, with taxes going toward city improvements.
Take note, Gilroy lawmakers.
News Hawk- Ganjarden 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: NBC Bay Area
Author: JESSICA GREENE
Contact: NBC Bay Area
Copyright: 2009 NBC Universal, Inc
Website: Gilroy Pot Club Forced to Close
Medileaf opened its doors Monday but was forced to shut down two days later -- not because of what's going on at the business but because of what didn't happen before the business opened.
The owners of Medileaf didn't get their business license before they opened the club. The owners of the club applied for a permit last month but were denied. Authorities say the club is in the wrong because it doesn't have a permit and is violating zoning ordinances.
Eric Madigan, acting as an ombudsman for the club, told TV-station KPIX that he's been working with police and city officials on a business permit "for months now."
Gilroy's city council members voted down an ordinance that would have made medical cannabis clubs legal.
Medical marijuana patients in the South Bay do have a place to go for their prescriptions, however. The San Jose Cannabis Buyers Collective opened near Santana Row four months ago and is thriving. Membership at the club skyrocketed last week after the Mercury News mentioned it in an article about a proposal to allow medical cannabis clubs in San Jose and regulate them heavily, with taxes going toward city improvements.
Take note, Gilroy lawmakers.
News Hawk- Ganjarden 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: NBC Bay Area
Author: JESSICA GREENE
Contact: NBC Bay Area
Copyright: 2009 NBC Universal, Inc
Website: Gilroy Pot Club Forced to Close
