The Gilroy Police Department and other Santa Clara County law
enforcement agencies executed search warrants today in Gilroy,
Morgan Hill and San Jose relating to MediLeaf, according to GPD
Sgt. Chad Gallicinao.
The Gilroy Police Department and other Santa Clara County law enforcement agencies executed search warrants today in Gilroy, Morgan Hill and San Jose relating to MediLeaf, according to GPD Sgt. Chad Gallicinao.
According to a GPD press release, Santa Clara County law enforcement agencies had reason to believe the owners and some family members were involved in the illegal sales of marijuana and laundered the proceeds through financial institutions.
Law agencies have investigated the ongoing activities of the MediLeaf stores for the past eight months, according to the GPD.
As a result of the investigation, search warrants – that authorized officers to search for financial records, items associated with the illegal sales of marijuana and money – were signed by a Santa Clara County Superior Court Magistrate, the GPD said.
At about 1:35 p.m. today, three law enforcement cruisers were reported to be pulling away at MediLeaf’s closed location at 1321 First Street in Gilroy.
MediLeaf – a medical cannabis collective-dispensary organization – had its Gilroy location shut down in August.
MediLeaf opened Nov. 9 2009 in Gilroy without a business license at 1321 First St. It was forced to close Aug. 9 after Superior Court Judge Kevin McKenney issued an eight-page July 20 order upholding the city’s claim that MediLeaf was operating illegally following a Gilroy lawsuit.
Attorneys for MediLeaf filed a notice to appeal the prohibitory injunction the day after McKenney’s Santa Clara County court decision and requested the dispensary be allowed to operate during the appeals process. McKenney denied MediLeaf’s request.
MediLeaf then continued its fight with Gilroy on whether the medical dispensary can operate in the city by filing an Nov. 10 appeal.
MediLeaf attorneys filed an opening brief to begin the appeals process – on a prohibitory injunction resulting from a lawsuit brought against it by the Gilroy – with the Santa Clara County district court of appeals.
As of September 2010, Berliner Cohen billed the city a total of $175,529 for MediLeaf litigation, said Gilroy Finance Director Christina Turner.
The GPD released the following locations:
- MediLeaf store, 1300 block of Meridian Ave, San Jose
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MediLeaf store, 1300 block of Meridian Ave, San Jose
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MediLeaf store, 2100 block of South 10th Street, San Jose
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MediLeaf store, 1300 block of 1st Street, Gilroy
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UR Health & Wellness Center, 16000 block Monterey Road, Morgan Hill
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7100 block of Eagle Ridge Court, Gilroy
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1500 block of Majora Drive, Morgan Hill
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2100 block of Darnis Circle, Morgan Hill
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