W e e k l y COLTON COURIER
Vol 146 , NO. 20
THIS WEEK
Gloria’s Cor ner A3
A look at the histor y of Cinco de Mayo, the
celebratio ns her e and in Mexico
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Stephanie Smith, who owns several industrial properties in Colton, filed a suit against the city over its cannabis ordinance. In late 2017 SBPD raided her home and seized 25,000 marijuana plants at three locations she owned. Smith was not arrested.
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he city of Colton is being sued over its marijuana ordinance passed last November that allows for two marijuana cultivators within city limits. The lawsuit, filed by
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INSIDE
Gloria’s Corner
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Opinion
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Classifieds
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Words To think About A5
Legal Notices
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Lawsuit alleges Colton’s cannabis ordinance violates state law, due process, privacy rights
By Maryjoy Duncan
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Stephanie Smith on behalf of Riverside-based B Street Equities last Wednesday, Apr. 25, seeks to overturn the ordinance, alleging it violates state law, due process and privacy rights.
tle launched by Smith, who is also in litigation with the city of San Bernardino over its cannabis regulations. Smith’s company, Industrial Partners Group, is a real estate development group and long-time advocate for comThis is the latest municipal bat- mercial cannabis regulations that
owns several industrial properties in Colton.
The lawsuit alleges that Colton’s ordinance violates Prop 64 as well as several provisions of Lawsuit, cont. on pg. 2
ARMC Emergency Medicine PA’s to compete in national Contest
rrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant (PA) Fellows from the hospital’s formal postgraduate training program, will compete in the Society of Emergency Medicine PAs (SEMPA) Quiz Bowl being held at the SEMPA 360 Conference on May 5, in San Antonio, Texas.
Last year at the SEMPA quiz bowl held in Arizona, ARMC was represented by EMPA Fellows Sean Miller and Kerstin Claunch, who competed against other postgraduate trainees from New York Presbyterian/WeillCornell Medical Center; Albany Medical Center; Yale New Haven Hospital; Regions Hospital (MN); Staten Island University Hospital; UCSF Fresno; Einstein Medical Center, and the University of Missouri. Not only did the ARMC team win last ARMC, cont. on pg. 2
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Last year at the SEMPA quiz bowl held in Arizona, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center was represented by Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Fellows Sean Miller (middle) and Kerstin claunch (right), who competed against other postgraduate trainees from New York Presbyterian/Weill-Cornell Medical Center; Albany Medical Center; Yale New Haven Hospital; Regions Hospital (MN); Staten Island University Hospital; UCSF Fresno; Einstein Medical Center, and the University of Missouri. ARMC won last year’s competition.