MEDICAL MARIJUANA COLLECTIVE SHUTS ITS DOORS

Numerous Citations Send The Red Bluff Owners To Court, Where They Agree To
Close Shop

Just weeks after the CN&R's report on the Tehama County Patients
Collective in Red Bluff, the operation has shut its doors. In fact, when
its lease is up at the end of the month, Mike and Dawn Jenkins will be
closing for good. At least until the county comes up with a plan for where
and when medical-marijuana collectives can operate.

The Jenkinses went to court Tuesday (Dec. 15) for the civil citations
issued them by the sheriff's department. Through some negotiation, they
were able to get out of a temporary restraining order by willingly
shutting down their operation.

The county's moratorium on collectives will last about another eight
months, at which point the couple hopes there will be some regulations in
place. At Tuesday's Red Bluff City Council meeting, a similar moratorium
was placed on collectives operating within the city limits.

Meanwhile, supporters of an initiative to legalize marijuana in California
say they've gathered enough signatures to put it on the 2010 ballot.

The Jenkinses time in court is not yet over. Dec. 29 they're due to face
35 criminal citations that could mean fines and/or jail time. "We're just
taking it step by step and hoping common sense will prevail," Mike Jenkins
said.