Owners of illegal marijuana dispensary force the city’s hand
Nov 15, 2009 Online Issue
Marijuana dispensary owners Neil Forrest and Batzi Kuborovich emphatically told the Gilroy community and the City Council they wanted to “come in the
front door” and be “open” about operating a business here. But when their smooth talk failed and they didn’t like the City Council’s answer, they didn’t hesitate to shelve honesty and ethics. After all, there’s easy money to be made.
The arrogant opening Monday evening of the MediLeaf facility, complete with renovated building interior (probably unpermitted) and a security guard, removes all doubt regarding the intentions of the owners: To heck with the law and the Gilroy community; we want our money now.
Gilroy’s City Council has done the right thing. It deliberated and passed judgment. Business operators must comply with the law, and the laws exist to maintain community standards.
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Tags: Batzi Kuborovich, Gilroy, marijuana dispensaries, Neil Forrest
Marijuana dispensary opens despite city’s ‘cease and desist’ order
Nov 15, 2009 Online Issue
A medical marijuana dispensary that opened without permission in north Gilroy will continue to sell cannabis despite a “cease and desist” order from the 
city, a dispensary representative said Thursday morning.
“It would irresponsible for us to deny access to medicine for the 165 Gilroy residents who have already registered with the MediLeaf Collective,” dispensary ombudsman Eric Madigan wrote in an e-mail. “So we will continue to operate as we work out the details …”
Madigan also runs security for the store at 1321 First St.
Sgt. Kurt Ashley of Gilroy Police Department served UR Health and Wellness Center, run by MediLeaf, about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday – two days after the medical marijuana dispensary opened in northwestern Gilroy without a license and to the surprise of city leaders – Madigan said. A copy of the order sent to council members called on MediLeaf to immediately stop selling marijuana and to cease operating a medical marijuana dispensary at its present location and anywhere within the city of Gilroy.
Tags: Gilroy, marijuana dispensary
