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Craig Beresh of S. Cal NORML reports that at least 14 San Diego dispensaries received "cease and desist" visits by the S. D. police yesterday. They were told that a written notice would follow shortly. Numerous other dispensaries remain closed in the wake of the recent raids. As the following report indicates, police are falsely spreading the notion that collectives can't operate legally under state law. S. Cal NORML is contemplating legal action against San Diego. - Dale Gieringer, Cal NORML

The San Diego police will be visiting all collectives over the next few weeks...

At Pacific Beach town council meeting Wed 9/16 PBTC handed out fliers to everyone with every collective's name and address. The inference is to call the police and complain, although that is not written. The theme of the night was to call police and complain about everything, including motorhomes, street repair, floatillas on the bay, alcohol, smoke shops and medical marijuana.

Then Shelli Zimmerman spoke. She was just promoted to Asst. Chief of Police from the Northern Division which includes PB:

"All collectives are for profit. There has been no change in the law. Collectives are illegal. Props 215 and SB420 do not make medical marijuana legal. It just gives people an 'affirmative' defense. Growing for your own medical use is ok and the cops won't bother you. They are only going after illegal collectives (which are all of them) We are using the same strategy as in 2005 and 2006. We worked with SDPD, sheriffs, DA, and DEA. Seized product, multiple handguns, and hundreds of thousands in cash. We don't have enough resources to shut them all down. We went after the ones with most complaints. Community vocality helps. Especially all the noise, vandalism, intimidation, threats and profit complaints. All the rest of the collectives will be getting personal visits by the police informing them they are breaking the law and to shut down over the next few weeks. If they don't, they will get cease and desist letters. If they stay open they will be raided. Just like in 2005 & 2006, all the collectives got the message. Another strategy may be going after the landlords."

A few personal comments:

I'm not sure what affirmative defense means other than a legal defense or medical defense...

It sounds like people are organized and complaining to police with multiple, anonymous, and false reports of noise and vandalism, like PB town council, savepb. org, and discoverpb. org Is this legal?

This is from a person just promoted to Asst Chief of SDPD which should worry the medical community in SD. How can she even say that ALL collectives are for profit without investigating them first. Send in state auditors not SWAT!

- Craig Beresh, S. Cal NORML

Source: Direct Email - NORML

http://www.420magazine.com/forums/in...es-notice.html