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Home 🌿 Marijuana Business News 🌿 Santa Ana Mayor Sued For Allegedly Accepting Bribes In Exchange For Granting Marijuana Licenses 🌿Santa Ana Mayor Sued For Allegedly Accepting Bribes In Exchange For Granting Marijuana Licenses
A new federal lawsuit against the mayor of Santa Ana is alleging that the city accepted bribes in exchange for granting marijuana licenses to dispensaries.
The city of Santa Ana is still in turmoil over a surveillance video purporting to show police officers in ski masks raiding the Sky High Holistic dispensary three weeks ago with guns drawn, eating marijuana, playing darts and attempting to take down any and all surveillance gear in the shop,NBC Los Angeles reports.
An internal investigation, conducted by the Santa Ana Police Department, is ongoing.
What makes the situation worse is that the lawsuit claims police were used to crack down on dispensaries that refused to pay bribes, which may explain the reason for the raid on Sky High. According to attorney Matthew Pappas, the city encouraged dispensaries to pay up $25,000 dollars in bribes, in order to receive guaranteed licenses. Pulido...
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