Tuesday, February 23, 2010

This Is L.A.--Doesn't Steve Cooley Have Real Crime To Prosecute?

Oh--that's right; he wants to be attorney general...

From the
Los Angeles Times:

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.

Jeff Joseph, Organica's operator, was charged with 24 felonies, including selling, transporting and possessing marijuana, and a court commissioner set bail at $520,000, more than five times the amount his lawyer requested. Joseph pleaded not guilty.


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