TEHAMA COUNTY COURT FINDS COLLECTIVE OWNERS GUILTY

A court has found the owners of a short-lived Red Bluff cannabis
collective to be in violation of city codes for unlawful occupancy
and unlawful land use.

Lana Louise Aguiar, 53, and Ashley Aleene Arnold, 25, both of Red
Bluff, continued to operate the collective despite being advised by
Red Bluff Police and city staff that their business was in violation
of city ordinances.

Citations were issued on Oct. 22, 26 and 28 and Nov. 3, according to
a department press release.

The pair was found guilty on all charges from the October citations
during a Dec. 2 trial and both are expected to appear in court on
Jan. 6 for sentencing.

Charges from the Nov. 3 citation are still pending.

Aguiar and Arnold appeared in court Monday and pleaded not guilty to
the charges. A trial date has been set for Feb. 3 for that last citation.

Calls to Aguiar and Arnold were not returned.

The Blue Toad, which operated out of a building on Hickory Street,
opened on Oct. 13, the same day the city held its first public
hearing on the medical marijuana ban ordinance during a Planning
Commission meeting.

The collective closed in November after the city enacted a temporary
ban on medical marijuana collectives, cooperatives and
dispensaries.

Owners have said they voluntarily closed after the city threatened to
issue citations to their landlord as well.

Planning Director Scot Timboe has said the city and law enforcement
have never intended to cite landlords for the violations nor do they
plan to do so.