Posted: 2/14/2010 7:32:30 AM EDT
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Found this in this mornings paper.
"A former City Council candidate and three of his employees were arrested Thursday in connection with operating an illegal medical marijuana dispensary slightly more than a block from the Vacaville Police Department." Get this, the guys name is Flash Gorden. Dumbass. Full Story: Former candidate arrested in Vacaville case By Danny Bernardini Posted: 02/13/2010 01:02:05 AM PST A former City Council candidate and three of his employees were arrested Thursday in connection with operating an illegal medical marijuana dispensary slightly more than a block from the Vacaville Police Department. Flash Gordon, 30, was arrested after being identified as the proprietor of North Bay Alternative Healing at 537 Merchant St., police said. Detectives served a search warrant at the location, where Vacaville narcotics detectives had identified a marijuana dispensary operating without an appropriate business license. A search of the business revealed extensive evidence of marijuana sales, police said. Also arrested were William Treat, 39, Dustin Hansen, 29, and Elaine Harris, 25, all of whom were identified by police as employees. Following a search of the business and the personal residences of Gordon, Treat and Hansen, police arrested all four for possession of marijuana for sale, reports said. All four suspects were taken to Solano County Jail in Fairfield for booking. Treat also was arrested in connection with possessing Vicodin and a dangerous weapon after detectives discovered a set of brass knuckles and approximately 100 Vicodin tablets hidden in his garage in the 2000 block of Day Break Court in Fairfield, police said. Mark Mazzaferro, Vacaville public information officer, said receiving an appropriate business license in the city isn't even an option after the council approved a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries last year. "Even if he had applied, he couldn't have gotten one," Mazzaferro said. "He got arrested for selling marijuana." Narcotics Enforcement detectives frequently contact citizens who are unfamiliar with the current law in California regarding medical marijuana. Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act, does not authorize anyone to profit from the sale of marijuana. While state law authorizes some individuals to possess marijuana for medical purposes, the cultivation or possession of marijuana for sale is illegal. The Vacaville Police Department says it has a zero-tolerance policy toward illegal drug sales and use in the community. It encourages the public to report all suspected drug activity to the DRUG TIP LINE at 449-5243. Callers can remain anonymous and all information is welcome. |