Global Ganja Report

Scores of cannabis dispensaries in San Diego County have closed following the federal crackdown announced in October. As of the end of November, 139 of 222 medical cannabis outlets—or 62%—have shut down since the US Attorney's office in San Diego began sending letters to the dispensaries and their landlords. About a third of those targeted are still operating, but some 20 more outlets are expected to close within the next two weeks, according to federal authorities. Another round of letters from the US Attorney's Office—some hand-delivered by DEA agents—were sent within the past week to dispensaries that remain open.

The follow-up letters repeat the warning made by US Attorney Laura Duffy in letters mailed to dispensary owners and landlords in early October—that cannabis sales and distribution are illegal under federal law and property owners face criminal prosecution and potential loss of their property if the outlets continue to operate. (San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 29; ASA, Nov. 22)

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