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They also seized about $20,000 in cash. Approximately 30 people came to the store looking to buy marijuana while officers were there, Rea said. About half of them had. California medical marijuana cards, indicating they were suffering from cancer, glaucoma or other ailments. Marijuana is believed to help relieve the symptoms. However, the store isn't a licensed medical. marijuana dispensary. The rest of the potential customers didn't have cards, Rea said. "They sold to anyone and everyone," he said. No customers were arrested. They were interviewed to give officers an idea of how much business the store did, Rea said. Michael O'Leary was booked into the Stanislaus County Jail. in Modesto on charges of possession of marijuana for sale and criminal conspiracy. He was released on 525,000 bail Friday afternoon. OAKLAND • Large criminal. element drawn to the dispensary location Marijuana dealers who have a doctor recommendation are purchasing from the dispensary and then conducting illegal street sales to those who do not have a recommendation. • Street criminals in search of the drugs are robbing medical use patients for their marijuana as they leave the dispensary. • Thefts anal robberies around the location are occurring to support the iilegai anal legal (by State law} drug commerce. • Chief Word mentioned that a shoe repair business next door to a dispensary has been severely impacted because of the concentration of criminals associated with the dispensary. The shoe repair business owner is considering shutting dawn his business. • They had more than l 5 total in city; n.ow limited to four by ordinance but control is not very strong. The fines are too small to control a lucrative business. • Most of the crime goes unreported because the users do not want to bring negative publicity to the dispensary. • The dispensaries have an underground culture associated with them. At least one of the dispensaries had a doctor on the premises giving recommendations on site for a fee. • One location was a combination coffee shop and dispensary and marijuana was sold in baked goods and for smoking. • Dispensary management has told the police that they cannot keep the criminal. element out. (Source} Rocklin P.D. report ROBBERS INVADE OAKLAND POT CLUB Oakland Tribune by Susan. McDonough, (Excerpts from) November 1.0, 2003 A medical marijuana club in Oakland's so-called Oaksterdam district was the target of an invasion-style armed robbery Sunday rooming. Four men, one with a gun, tied up a bouncer outside Compassionate Caregivers at about 8:10 a.m. and barreled their way to where the cannabis club is located on the top floor of the three-story building, police said. 17 75A-26