L.A. Dispensary Owner Charged With 24 Felonies, Bail Set At An “Outrageous” $520,000
the420times | Feb 24, 2010 | Comments 0
Feb. 23, 2010 — Jeff Joseph, owner of the popular dispensary Organica, has been charged with 24 felonies, including the sale of marijuana. Attorney Eric Shevin called the bail “outrageous” and noted that the prosecution was politically driven and intended to make an example out of Mr. Joseph, a high-profile dispensary owner.
L.A. County charges medical marijuana distributor with 24 felonies
Bail is set at $520,000 for Jeff Joseph, owner of a popular Venice-area dispensary. His attorney says the prosecution is politically motivated and disputes the D.A.’s claim that state law bans sales.
By John Hoeffel
February 23, 2010
More than four months ago, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley warned that state law does not allow dispensaries to sell medical marijuana and zeroed in on Organica, a popular Venice-area outlet, as one possible target.
On Monday, Cooley delivered on that promise.
Read the full story at LATimes.com.
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