Jacob Bell
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Newark, CA--A controversial Newark medical marijuana dispensary is slated to reopen its doors Friday, according to posts made on the collective's Facebook page.
NBD Cannabis Collective was shut down after a police raid on June 28 that was carried out on the belief that the club was operating illegally.
City officials have said that the dispensary violated Newark city code by operating without a permit or business license.
The club's reopening would be a repeat violation of city code, said Terrence Grindall, community development director for the City of Newark.
"Our zoning requires all uses be legal in both state and federal law," Grindall said Wednesday morning. "They know that. They came and talked to us before they opened. We told them it wasn't allowed and they did it anyway."
"They've been rogue," Grindall said.
The opening comes after at least two postponements. The reason for the delay is unknown. Attempts to reach the owners have been unsuccessful.
No formal charges have been filed against the non-profit club since the June closure and the arrest of the collective's owners, Teddy Miller of Salinas and Bob Uwanawich of Fremont, on suspicion of possession of sale of marijuana and sales of marijuana.
Miller, 47, and Uwanawich, 39, were freed after posting bail, but remain unhappy, according to Roberts and Elliot, LLP, the attorneys representing the pair.
A total of $61,573 from four bank accounts were confiscated during the raid. Officers found $30,000 in cash, 20 pounds of processed marijuana and a shotgun at NBD collective at the time of the raid, authorities said. Last week, attorneys said the owners are demanding for the return of their assets. Read more about that request by clicking here.
Officials are still investigating whether NBD, which opened in 2009, was generating a profit from the club, a representative from the State of California Franchise Tax Board said Wednesday morning.
Attorneys of Roberts & Elliot, LLP, said the collective does not require a business license to operate, due to its non-profit status.
According to city code, "Charitable and Nonprofit Organizations" are exempt from being required to have a business license in order to operate within city limits. The city code states that "'Business' means professions, trades, and occupations and all and every kind of calling whether or not carried on for profit."
However, city officials argue that NBD never had authorization to operate in Newark because the city does not allow medical marijuana dispensaries.
Kirk W. Elliot said his clients are more than willing to work with the City of Newark.
A public hearing to consider a conditional use permit for NBD, which was originally scheduled for July 12, has been postponed.
According to a flyer on the collective's Facebook page, regular hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays.
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Source: unioncity.patch.com
Author: David J. Nicolas and Zoneil Maharaj
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Website: Medical Marijuana Collective to Reopen Friday
NBD Cannabis Collective was shut down after a police raid on June 28 that was carried out on the belief that the club was operating illegally.
City officials have said that the dispensary violated Newark city code by operating without a permit or business license.
The club's reopening would be a repeat violation of city code, said Terrence Grindall, community development director for the City of Newark.
"Our zoning requires all uses be legal in both state and federal law," Grindall said Wednesday morning. "They know that. They came and talked to us before they opened. We told them it wasn't allowed and they did it anyway."
"They've been rogue," Grindall said.
The opening comes after at least two postponements. The reason for the delay is unknown. Attempts to reach the owners have been unsuccessful.
No formal charges have been filed against the non-profit club since the June closure and the arrest of the collective's owners, Teddy Miller of Salinas and Bob Uwanawich of Fremont, on suspicion of possession of sale of marijuana and sales of marijuana.
Miller, 47, and Uwanawich, 39, were freed after posting bail, but remain unhappy, according to Roberts and Elliot, LLP, the attorneys representing the pair.
A total of $61,573 from four bank accounts were confiscated during the raid. Officers found $30,000 in cash, 20 pounds of processed marijuana and a shotgun at NBD collective at the time of the raid, authorities said. Last week, attorneys said the owners are demanding for the return of their assets. Read more about that request by clicking here.
Officials are still investigating whether NBD, which opened in 2009, was generating a profit from the club, a representative from the State of California Franchise Tax Board said Wednesday morning.
Attorneys of Roberts & Elliot, LLP, said the collective does not require a business license to operate, due to its non-profit status.
According to city code, "Charitable and Nonprofit Organizations" are exempt from being required to have a business license in order to operate within city limits. The city code states that "'Business' means professions, trades, and occupations and all and every kind of calling whether or not carried on for profit."
However, city officials argue that NBD never had authorization to operate in Newark because the city does not allow medical marijuana dispensaries.
Kirk W. Elliot said his clients are more than willing to work with the City of Newark.
A public hearing to consider a conditional use permit for NBD, which was originally scheduled for July 12, has been postponed.
According to a flyer on the collective's Facebook page, regular hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays.
News Hawk- Jacob Ebel 420 MAGAZINE
Source: unioncity.patch.com
Author: David J. Nicolas and Zoneil Maharaj
Contact: Contact Us
Copyright: Patch
Website: Medical Marijuana Collective to Reopen Friday
