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A federal grand jury is demanding information about Mendocino County’s 9.31 medical marijuana zip tie program, including names of participants and the amount of money Mendocino County made from it. Local officials remain unclear as to the motivations behind issuing the subpoena. “Obviously we don’t want to turn over any info on anyone that...
Mendocino County Sheriff Captain Randy Johnson is under investigation following a federal raid on his father’s property, where an estimated 400-500 marijuana plants were confiscated. Johnson owns property next to his fathers. During harvest, it must be hard to not notice the skunky aroma 500 marijuana plants exhude. Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman referred...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Comedian and presidential candidate, Roseanne Barr campaigned on a pro cannabis platform at Oaksterdam University in Oakland, Ca, the state’s premier cannabis college. Her fiery, 8 minute speech touched social commentary and tragic comedy about life in America, and focused on the war on drugs. Barr,...
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Mendocino County’s lead legal counsel resigned after a sheriff’s deputy found 3-4 grams of marijuana and an unpermitted pistol in his car last month. “His license plate light was out and he was going about 10 miles per hour over the limit,” Sheriff Deputy Kurt Smallcomb told The Independent. Doug Losak was pulled over...
Deputy District Attorney, Sergio Fuentes is the 2nd county employee to step down from his job due to a marijuana-related incident with law enforcement. As The Independent reported in May 2012, Fuentes was relieved of his duties pending an investigation into marijuana cultivation at a house he shared with his mother. Authorities allege they...
Vandalism at New Dispensary “Not a Random Act of Violence.” Since one medical marijuana dispensary opened up right next door to another just outside of Fort Bragg’s city limits, a conflict has erupted. “It was a bold move; I wouldn’t do that,” reflects Sherry Glaser-Love collective member of Love In It Cooperative in Mendocino. ...
6 New Sheriff Patrol cars will be purchased with excess revenues from medical marijuana related sources. “Mendocino County is the only county in the state to utilize the law ; under the law Mendocino County received $800,000 in 2011” explains Mike Geneilla, press officer with the District Attorney’s Office. A majority of the new...
A Mendocino County Deputy District Attorney is on paid leave pending a criminal investigation into an alleged marijuana grow at a residence he shared with his mother, according to the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office. “If he is found guilty of criminal misconduct he faces permanent suspension from his job,” says Mike Geniella, Public...
A new rib shack now greets northbound visitors to Fort Bragg; The Q opened in April on the southeast rim of the Noyo River Bridge, a world-class spot until you get inside the little box, which has a stunningly modest view and a checkered history for restaurants. Although, no other eatery has opened with...
