For every day that it remains in operation, the owners of Red Bluff Patient Collective, Inc. may face another 12 months in jail.
Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker, whose office shares a fence with the collective that supplies medical marijuana to people with doctors' recommendations, issued citations to owners Mike Jenkins and his wife Thursday and Friday and plans to do so again for every day the collective remains in operation.
The Jenkins face citations for operating a collective in spite of a 45-day county ban on dispensaries, unlawful use of the property, using the property for something other than its registered use and operating without a certificate of occupancy from the Building Department.
The first two are potential misdemeanors punishable by six months in jail each, while the other two are punishable by fines.
County Counsel Arthur Wylene said a court date has been set for Nov. 9, but was unable to comment further on the matter.
Mike Jenkins declined an interview request.
Parker said the Jenkinses, when asked, declined to show him paperwork declaring their nonprofit 501(c)3 status, records of their customer base and the organization's income. The building is on file for being approved for holding pool supplies.
The California Secretary of State Web site lists Dawn Marie Jenkins in conjunction with the collective.
Parker described the Jenkinses as polite, a characteristic he said is absent from about 90 percent of marijuana legal disputes he is involved in.
"We had a very pleasant conversation," he said. "We just have a different opinion of what's legal and what's not."
Parker said the Jenkinses are not acting within the guidelines set by the California Attorney General. Nothing in state law allows for the explicit sale of marijuana, only its growth and use by those with doctors' recommendations.
Parker said he warned both the Jenkinses and their landlord prior to opening Red Bluff Collective of the potential legal consequences facing the collective.
The Jenkinses previously told the Daily News that the facility was in operation days before the county passed its 45-day moratorium on medical marijuana facilities, but have otherwise declined to comment.
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Source: Red Bluff Daily News
Author: GEOFF JOHNSON -DN Staff Writer
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Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker, whose office shares a fence with the collective that supplies medical marijuana to people with doctors' recommendations, issued citations to owners Mike Jenkins and his wife Thursday and Friday and plans to do so again for every day the collective remains in operation.
The Jenkins face citations for operating a collective in spite of a 45-day county ban on dispensaries, unlawful use of the property, using the property for something other than its registered use and operating without a certificate of occupancy from the Building Department.
The first two are potential misdemeanors punishable by six months in jail each, while the other two are punishable by fines.
County Counsel Arthur Wylene said a court date has been set for Nov. 9, but was unable to comment further on the matter.
Mike Jenkins declined an interview request.
Parker said the Jenkinses, when asked, declined to show him paperwork declaring their nonprofit 501(c)3 status, records of their customer base and the organization's income. The building is on file for being approved for holding pool supplies.
The California Secretary of State Web site lists Dawn Marie Jenkins in conjunction with the collective.
Parker described the Jenkinses as polite, a characteristic he said is absent from about 90 percent of marijuana legal disputes he is involved in.
"We had a very pleasant conversation," he said. "We just have a different opinion of what's legal and what's not."
Parker said the Jenkinses are not acting within the guidelines set by the California Attorney General. Nothing in state law allows for the explicit sale of marijuana, only its growth and use by those with doctors' recommendations.
Parker said he warned both the Jenkinses and their landlord prior to opening Red Bluff Collective of the potential legal consequences facing the collective.
The Jenkinses previously told the Daily News that the facility was in operation days before the county passed its 45-day moratorium on medical marijuana facilities, but have otherwise declined to comment.
News Hawk- Weedpipe 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: Red Bluff Daily News
Author: GEOFF JOHNSON -DN Staff Writer
Contact: Red Bluff Daily News - Red Bluff Daily News Online
Copyright: 2009 - Red Bluff Daily News
Website:Tehama County Sheriff cites Red Bluff pot collective - Red Bluff Daily News Online
