Wow first Manica and now Oakdale.

We are talking Cowboy town here folks! Check out the Oakdale Rodeo] for an example.

Oakdale has been called the Great White North as racial humor since there has been a displacement of some people due to the growth of non white citizens in the areas south of Oakdale in the past years. That's where that's at really.. Cannabis represents change the old school rancher group isn't ready for.. It's fear and it's hate IMO. Lots of farm land and ranch land on that side of Stanislaus county.
So the question do we have rights or not Oakdale! I vote for yes we have rights!


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Addison DeMoura still wants to do business in Oakdale, even after drug agents raided his medical marijuana dispensary and took him from his house -- handcuffed and in underwear, he said -- as a newspaper reporter snapped photographs.

Now, more than two years after his arrest, the case against DeMoura, 35, and the Oakdale Natural Choice Collective has come up empty.

Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Nancy Ashley agreed last month to dismiss a host of felony charges against DeMoura, his wife and employees for lack of evidence.

Ashley said law enforcement officers left out "very important" facts when they asked for a search warrant for the East F Street collective. One of those facts, the defense argued, was that a confidential informant sent by agents to buy marijuana had a valid medical recommendation as required by California law.

"It's a huge victory for medical marijuana patients and providers," said Kris Hermes of Oakland-based Americans for Safe Access, a medical marijuana advocacy group. "I think this decision is something for other courts to take heed of across the state."

Prosecutor Shawn Barlow said it was "highly unlikely" he would refile charges against DeMoura. But he said the district attorney's office will continue to prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries running afoul of state law.

"This is not a referendum or a victory for medical marijuana, far from it," Barlow said. "These storefront dispensaries are often fronts for illegal activities, including large-scale marijuana cultivation and sales. ... We're not just going to stand by and let those things happen."

Although growing, selling and using medical marijuana is allowed under state law, Modesto and four other Stanislaus County cities have banned medical marijuana sales, according to Americans for Safe Access. Oakdale is among the cities that have passed moratoriums on pot sales. The city did so shortly after the Natural Choice Collective opened in April 2007.

Oakdale's moratorium has expired, said Police Chief Marty West, so council members will have to act quickly in deciding whether to ban or allow medical marijuana sales within the city limit.

"There was a lot of public outcry over the dispensary because a lot of people felt it was a criminal enterprise," West said. "This community's not going to be real receptive to a marijuana dispensary. My position is it's likely we're not going to allow it."

The county is one of seven in the state to pass a ban for unincorporated areas, but the legality of such bans is being litigated in appellate courts, Hermes said.

Just this year, Stanislaus County supervisors grudgingly allowed the county health department to issue medical marijuana cards, required under a state law ordering jurisdictions to comply with California's Compassionate Use Act.

Sheriff Adam Christianson said anyone seeking to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Stanislaus County will attract the attention of law enforcement.

"If you're a drug trafficking organization, if you grow, you possess, you sell marijuana for profit, I'm coming after you," Christianson said. "Do I support medical marijuana dispensaries in my jurisdiction? Absolutely not."

Last month, the Justice Department took a significant departure from the Bush administration's policy on enforcing federal anti-pot laws regardless of state codes.

It announced that people who use marijuana for medical purposes and those who distribute it to them should not face federal prosecution as long as they conform to state law.

Read more: https://www.modbee.com/featured/story...#ixzz0WUUV22Fs

[DoobieDuck]

Jack ain't it funny how we have no rights in some areas..doesn't make sense to me...it's all California. I visit way up in cattle country and those ranchers as well as the county officials are still standing teir ground with the old stigma. It is moving its way there though...DD

Yeah DD,

I've been gathering signatures for CCI in this county and the rate of signers is one every 5 or 6 minutes. I read that the best area was 1500 in 4 hours.

So that is a valid contrast.

We have a large farm labor population around Oakdale.
Oakdale is the land of Rancettes and Ranches.
Oakdale has been called the Great White North in the past years.

The important thing for change here, starting with my mind is to know where the line is. This tosses a twist in my thinking.. Cooperative or Dispensary?

I think these ranchers and farmers are going to fight everything until a large enough percentage are are profiting on Hemp. That will be after legalization.


Also we have a fight a bit north of that in Mantica.. A man wants to open a dispensary..


So there it is.. In my home county.. LOL how exciting.

[Open Eyes]

"One of those facts, the defense argued, was that a confidential informant sent by agents to buy marijuana had a valid medical recommendation as required by California law."

What sort of a moron do you have to be to become a cop or work in the DA's office?

This is a massive waste of taxpayers money. The CI they sent in there had legal grounds to purchase goods and they went after the place anyway.

Stuff like this just makes me sick.

Originally Posted by Open Eyes

"One of those facts, the defense argued, was that a confidential informant sent by agents to buy marijuana had a valid medical recommendation as required by California law."

What sort of a moron do you have to be to become a cop or work in the DA's office?

This is a massive waste of taxpayers money. The CI they sent in there had legal grounds to purchase goods and they went after the place anyway.

Stuff like this just makes me sick.

I live in the same county as they do..

This is my neighborhood so yes it's an example of redneck rules.

an FYI the police here take loading up charges on people serious.. To force a plea bargain they will charge every possible charge..

It's cheaper to get a plea then load up the court. Stanislaus is a lot like Texas on this style of law enforcement.