'Closed' Dispensaries Operating Quietly?

[infrared]

A friend and I were talking a couple weeks or so ago about how we'd seen a suspiciously large amount of traffic in and around the 'former' All About Wellness on 19th and (fuck, what is it, S?) in Sacramento, and then the other day another homie of mine was headed south and we saw the same thing. We pulled over to check it out, and sure enough, All About Wellness is still open. Asked dude at the front desk and he said that they'd just pulled all their "newspaper ads" (the store is completely unmarked from the outside now). So this gets me curious; are there other clubs still open in the area that you'd only know from walking in?

 

[dbuffet]

The Reserve on Fulton is still open but doing delivery only.

 

[angryblackman]

I wonder if it matters in the eyes of the county/city if you are a "collective" with no store front. What's to stop someone from starting a collective using members only and holding a "Farmers Market" sale. The only thing that the collective would be providing at that point would be a place for the members to meet and trade meds. Hmmmmmmm..

 

[obijohn]

Sac city dispensaries were not forcibly shut down like the county ones were, although the city has a freeze on allowing any new ones to open. Still plenty of dispensaries are open in the area and outlying areas

 

[angryblackman]

Gotcha! I always get those mixed up. City vs. County I mean.

 

[sfttailpaul]

I wonder if it matters in the eyes of the county/city if you are a "collective" with no store front. What's to stop someone from starting a collective using members only and holding a "Farmers Market" sale. The only thing that the collective would be providing at that point would be a place for the members to meet and trade meds. Hmmmmmmm..

You are on to it, the concept of a legal remedy.
My understanding is that to do it "legal", X # of people ban together and form a Non-Profit Corporation; get an attorney in the group, it isn't expensive, and collectively grow their MMJ. Everyone is an equal partner, shares in the start-up costs, etc. and thus shares in the bounty equally. Any extra medicine could be sold to its members who want additional inventory as long as they don't over possess, or better yet, donated which would be the best thing to do. By helping others in need, without resources, you'd get a sense of accomplishment, something humans can blossom with. Additionally, you'd be showing a "give back to the community" spirit clearly showing intent to NOT be illegally distributing. Imagine 20 people banned together with their 120 plants. Fits a 2 car garage tight with a sea of buds! No, I see 20 different grow techniques in constant struggle for dominance. What chaos could ensue! Then again...