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THE COAST NEWS

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MAKING WAVES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

AUG. 5, 2011

Small victory for medical marijuana collective

THISWEEK APPRECIATING THE ARTS We’re getting in touch with the local arts scene with our new focus and expanded coverage. A9

A FULL LIFE

Longtime Cardiff couple soon to join the centenarian club reflect on their lives in North B1 County.

By Promise Yee

VISTA — Two-dozen medical marijuana collective supporters dressed in green shirts attended the July 27 courtroom hearing as Judge Earl Maas of Vista Superior Court issued the OK for the North County Collective medical marijuana dispensary to reopen. “I am operating a business against a stacked deck,” said John Scandalios, director of North County Collective. “Tax me, regulate me, let me operate.” The dispensary temporarily shut down after it received notice from the city of Oceanside on July 15. The case will resume Aug. 12 to determine if the collective will be allowed to operate. Judge Maas said a business needs to be given due notice before it is asked to close. He added that he is impressed the collective shut down immediately. In attendance were attorney Katherine Clifton and her client Ken Halbert, director of CKS Organics, which was also ordered by the city to shut down until its court date. Papers were filed against CKS Organics on June 30, but notice was not served until July 22. “The city failed to give a 30-day notice,” Clifton said. A court date is set for Aug. 5 to determine if CKS Organics can reopen and do business until the court definitively decides if it can operate. The OK to reopen was considered a small victory for the collective and the medical marijuana industry. The next step is to

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