POT SHOP FIGHTS S.J. OVER LICENSE

STOCKTON - A previously shuttered Stockton medical marijuana
dispensary - which later reopened in a pocket of unincorporated San
Joaquin County - is appealing the county's notice that it is operating
without a business license.

In July, San Joaquin County officials issued a notice to Pathways
Family Health Cooperative Counseling after receiving a complaint about
the dispensary's Tomahawk Drive location.

A previous Pathways location inside the Stockton city limits was shut
down after the city won a court order against the shop for operating
before the city had rules on the books regulating dispensaries.

If Pathways loses its appeal with the county, it can appeal again to
the Board of Supervisors.

Cooperative director Lynn Smith said Wednesday the dispensary is still
open while it appeals the county's action.