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Morro Bay Medical Marijuana Facility Closed its Doors Again
05-21-07|KSBY

San Luis Obispo County's only medical marijuana facility has closed its doors, indefinitely, again.

Here are the facts first.

Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers opened in Morro Bay last spring.
Last March 29th, federal drug agents and San Luis Obispo county sheriff's detectives served sealed federal warrants at the dispensary.
Marijuana, computers and files were removed during the raid and the facility reopened about a week later.
However, the dispensary closed its doors again, indefinitely, last Wednesday.
The attorney for the dispensary's operator said federal agents forced the landlord to terminate his client's lease.

It's prompted city staff into action to try and make medical marijuana again available in Morro Bay.

Nita Overlay works on a customer's stained glass window.

From her storefront window, Overlay said she's seen hundreds leave Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers carrying a brown bag of medical marijuana.

She said the dispensary gave her no problems.

"The people who worked there were fine, you know. Always fine, courteous, polite, you know. I really never had any trouble," said Artistic Endeavors Owner, Nita Overlay.

There's literally no sign of Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers.

Attorney Lou Koory said his client, the dispensary's operator, cleared out the facility over the weekend.

Koory said the landlord terminated his client's lease because federal agents threatened to seize the building because the business violates federal law.

And though his client, Charles Lynch would keep his business in Morro Bay, he can't.

His business license won't carry over to a new location.

And the city of Morro Bay has a moratorium in effect that prevents any dispensary from opening.

Morro Bay Mayor Janice Peters said city staff is drafting an ordinance that would allow a dispensary under certain parameters.

"The moratorium is just to set up some ground rules on the location and how many, that sort of thing. So right now because of this one closing our city attorney has moved it up on his to do list," said Morro Bay Mayor Janice Peters.

An ordinance is expected to go before council sometime this summer.

But until it becomes law, Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers is no more in Morro Bay.

sterbo

This seems odd to me. If it were that easy then why wouldn't the Feds, State by State, simply issue "threats" to each landlord who owns or leases a dispensary?

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