Dan Kone
Well-Known Member
It's an intentional loophole designed to let cops get their busts. So is the fact that CA dispensaries must be "not for profit" even though dispensaries are making ridiculous profits. It encourages them to cook their books so cops have an excuse to bust them.The question still remains, How does a dispensary get its herb? The answer is, from vendors...growers. There is still a breakdown here. Dispensaries in Ca really struggle to keep up with the demands. They would need 5000sqft to support their op. I was in the office of a large dispensary in Orange County. He had 12p's in gym bag. He said that will last him a few days.
Dispensaries need vendors. Vendors need protection.
Leaving vendors open to busts and mandating that clubs can not make a profit provide no benefit to society what so ever. These are nothing more than traps so cops can keep screwing with people.
As much as I appreciate Obama and Holder's efforts on this it really doesn't matter what they say. Cops will continue to look for loopholes allowing them to bust people.
No laws have been changed here. If cops/DA's/etc want to bust people for medical marijuana they still absolutely can do so. Cops/DA's could care less about the will of the president or the people. They care about putting as many people in jail as possible. If that wasn't true, they'd have stopped busting people after prop 215/SB420 were passed.
Our best hope right now is Richard Lee's legalization bill that they are collecting signatures to get put on the ballot next summer. That bill actually protects everyone.