The fight has been long and well fought, but it seems it is finally over. And, unfortunately the medical cannabis community lost.
BRITTANY LEVINE
While one owner of a medical-marijuana dispensary is continuing a legal fight with the city of Dana Point, his partner and former landlord have agreed to keep marijuana out of town.
Patrick Munoz, Dana Point’s attorney, said Dr. David Sales, former landlord for Beach Cities Collective at 26841 Calle Hermosa, agreed not to allow the sale of marijuana at his property. Tim Louch, a co-owner of the dispensary, agreed not to sell marijuana in town, Munoz said.
If the two break the agreement, the city can slap about $1.2 million in civil penalties against each of them, Munoz said.
The city entered similar agreements with other dispensaries to get them out of town, including Redwood Sanctuary and Dana Point Safe Harbor Collective, which was raided by police last April.
This month, Orange County Superior Court Judge William Monroe ordered Beach Cities Collective and Louch’s former partner, Dave Lambert, to pay Dana Point $2.4 million in civil penalties in a lawsuit in which the city accused Beach Cities of operating illegally. The judgment came after an almost two-year fight between the city and the collective.
“I think the whole thing is just ridiculous,” said Lambert, who has appealed the city’s lawsuit victory. “From the standpoint of BCC, I think (Sales and Louch) did what they needed to do, but myself and the collective will continue to fight.”
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