A new effort by the Los Angeles City Attorney is underway to shut down unlicensed marijuana dispensaries.
The Civil Action, brought by City Attorney Mike Feuer, names Kush Club 20, an illegal marijuana shop on Central Avenue, saying it was selling marijuana containing pesticides that are listed as carcinogenic.
Feuer also said the real estate firm had listed the use of the location as a church in an effort to hide what was going on and it could have much wider implications.
In a press conference Wednesday, Feuer detailed the lawsuit on alleged unlicensed pot shop selling pesticide-laden marijuana, saying ..."the suit seeks a civil penalty of $20,000 for each day that illegal activity occurred..." at the marijuana shop in a tweet.
Watch the video of the press conference from Mike Feuer on Twitter:
PRESS CONF: City Atty Mike Feuer details lawsuit on alleged unlicensed pot shop selling pesticide-laden marijuana https://t.co/78i7ZcU4Wv
— LA City Attorney (@CityAttorneyLA) April 17, 2019City Atty Mike Feuer: "We care if the romaine lettuce we're eating is contaminated. We care about whether we can safely eat at Chipotle. Marijuana buyers should exercise the same degree of caution... and this means ONLY buying from permitted locations." https://t.co/gjtPpp6yZF pic.twitter.com/e370ksQWYD
— LA City Attorney (@CityAttorneyLA) April 17, 2019City Attorney Mike Feuer #pressconference seeking injunction against alleged unlicensed pot shop selling pesticide-laden #marijuana. With Councilmembers @currendpricejr and @mhdcd8, Cat Packer, Exec Director of LA's Dept of #cannabis regulation and Assis… https://t.co/pD1ES4dfiN pic.twitter.com/82Oqf1Gdj4
— LA City Attorney (@CityAttorneyLA) April 17, 2019The city attorney's action is being supported not only by LA City Council members, but by the United Cannibas Business Association, the largest trade group for legal pot dispensaries.
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