Ashland, Cherryland Hit With Wave Of Dispensaries Medical marijuana dispensaries have been sprouting up in the unincorporated areas of Ashland and Cherryland, just as neighboring cities have been nipping their pot facilities in the bud. There are now six known medical marijuana dispensaries in a two-mile area between the cities of Hayward and San Leandro. Three are clustered within a few blocks of each other along East 14th Street in Ashland. All but one opened in recent months after the cities of Oakland and Hayward began imposing stricter regulations on their existing dispensaries. The cities of Emeryville and Fremont have since passed moratoriums on dispensaries. [continues 508 words]
Adams' Public Defender May Not Test State's Medical Marijuana Law HAYWARD -- Former medical marijuana dispensary owner Cheryl Adams is beginning to give up on the idea of becoming Hayward's Ed Rosenthal. Adams, 31, who used to own the now closed Hayward Hempery and its dispensary in downtown Hayward, faces felony drug possession charges stemming from an arrest last December in Newark. She was allegedly driving with 29 separate small plastic bags of marijuana and 13 bags of concen trated cannabis, or hash, according to court records. [continues 750 words]
Hayward's Remaining Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Already Busier Because of Reduced Number in Oakland HAYWARD -- Patients and employees at a downtown medical marijuana dispensary were elated Tuesday after learning that the city is allowing the facility to operate for an additional two years. "We're very excited," said Jane Weirick, owner of Hayward Patients' Resource Center. "Now we can start thinking about programs we want to offer long-term." The news came on the heels of the city's revocation of an agreement with the landmark Hayward Hempery, which would have allowed its medical marijuana dispensary to operate through December 2006 under specific circumstances. [continues 740 words]
Woman Faces Numerous Felony Charges, Including Possession HAYWARD -- Cheryl Adams, owner of the Hayward Hempery and its landmark medical marijuana dispensary, was arrested Saturday night in south Hayward on a $40,000 warrant. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Dennis McLaughlin issued the warrant in early March after Adams, 31, skipped out on a Fremont court preceding in a felony drug possession case against her. Hayward police arrested her on the warrant just before 11 p.m. Saturday on Barcelona Avenue in south Hayward, said police spokesman Lt. Reid Lindblom. She's in custody at Santa Rita county jail in Dublin. [continues 489 words]
FREMONT -- Alameda County Superior Court Judge Dennis McLaughlin has issued a $40,000 warrant for the arrest of Hayward Hempery owner Cheryl Adams after she skipped out on a court proceeding in a felony drug-possession case against her. "She's in the wind," said Deputy District Attorney Steve Corral, adding that this is the second time she's failed to appear in the case. The warrant could be the final nail in the coffin for The Hempery, which apparently has been closed for about a month. [continues 593 words]
Thousands Given To Boys Clubs, Girls Clubs In Hayward, San Leandro These days, amid ongoing budget slashings, local youth program leaders such as Lance Frederick aren't used to getting phone calls from people saying they want to send a check. But Frederick was grateful for the surprising news last week that the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program he runs in Hayward would be getting a $2,500 donation from San Leandro-Hayward Elks Lodge No. 2795. The nonprofit Elks group voted earlier this month to distribute some $25,000 worth of bingo proceeds to local youth programs. [continues 309 words]
These days, amid ongoing budget slashings, local youth program leaders such as Lance Frederick aren't used to getting phone calls from people saying they want to send a check. But Frederick was grateful for the surprising news that the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program he runs in Hayward would be getting a $2,500 donation from San Leandro-Hayward Elks Lodge No. 2795. The nonprofit Elks group voted in February to distribute some $25,000 worth of bingo proceeds to local youth programs. [continues 322 words]
A downtown medical marijuana dispensary was vandalized in two separate incidents exactly one week apart at the same time and in the same way, police said. Someone threw two distinctive landscaping bricks through the front window of Hayward Patients' Resource Center (HPRC) about 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 4 and at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, said Hayward police Lt. Gary Branson. No one attempted to enter the building, located on Foothill Boulevard between A and B streets, but the broken glass set off an alarm, he said. Police have no suspects in either incident, he said. [continues 344 words]
Businessman Gives $11,000 HAYWARD -- A 30-year-old Hayward businessman spent $11,000 to keep Hayward Hempery owner Cheryl Adams -- someone he had never met -- from being evicted from her downtown shop. The man, a Tennyson High School graduate, said he had once visited The Hempery and its medical marijuana dispensary. A medical marijuana patient himself, he read with interest about her business' potential demise in an ANG Newspapers' publication and decided to bail her out, he said. "It's the oldest (dispensary) in town, and I thought it would be a shame to let it go," he explained. [continues 423 words]
Business Owner Behind on Rent HAYWARD -- Cheryl Adams, who owns The Hayward Hempery and its medical marijuana dispensary, has been evicted from her business's downtown building at the corner of Foothill Boulevard and B Street, her landlord said. Adams, who has been running one of the county's oldest and best-known dispensaries, was evicted because she was several months behind on rent, said Mountain View Realtor and property owner Ron Ikebe. For lease and for sale signs went up Friday, although Adams still has a few more days to pay and possibly getback on the lease, Ikebe said. [continues 303 words]
A Hayward medical marijuana dispensary owner plans to defend herself against felony drug possession charges in a case that could be one of the first tests of a related new state law. Cheryl Adams, who owns the Hayward Hempery and its Hayward Patient Group, was arrested at 12:20 a.m. Dec. 12 in front of the TownPlace Suites hotel at 39802 Cedar Blvd. in Newark, where she had been living. She allegedly was driving with 5.32 pounds of marijuana in 29 small plastic bags, said Newark police Sgt. Fred Zachau. [continues 662 words]
Hempery Proprieter Booked For Possession, Transport, Intent To Sell A Hayward medical marijuana dispensary owner plans to defend herself against felony drug possession charges in a case that could be one of the first tests of a related new state law. Cheryl Adams, who owns the Hayward Hempery and its Hayward Patient Group, was arrested at 12:20 a.m. on Dec. 12 in front of the TownPlace Suites hotel at 39802 Cedar Blvd., Newark, where she had been living. She allegedly was driving with 5.32 pounds of marijuana in 29 separate small plastic bags, said Newark police Sgt. Fred Zachau. [continues 650 words]
Debate Could Move Dispensaries To Unincorporated Areas Of Alameda County HAYWARD -- The Hayward City Council sanctioned three existing downtown medical marijuana dispensaries this week, leaving a fourth dispensary -- a newcomer to the debate -- out of the grandfathering agreement. The council's decision pretty much nips in the bud the 10-month discussion on the extent to which Hayward should allow the dispensary operations, amid conflicting state and federal laws and efforts to revive downtown. But the issue likely will remain a buzz in neighboring areas of unincorporated Alameda County, where the fourth Hayward dispensary -- now located through double doors of a Main Street coffee shop -- might relocate. [continues 781 words]
Debate Could Now Move HAYWARD -- The Hayward City Council on Tuesday night sanctioned three existing downtown medical marijuana dispensaries, leaving a fourth dispensary -- a newcomer to the debate -- out of the grandfathering agreement. The council's decision pretty much ends the 10-month discussion on the extent to which Hayward should allow the dispensary operations, amid conflicting state and federal laws and efforts to revive downtown. But the issue likely will remain abuzz in neighboring areas of unincorporated Alameda County, where the fourth Hayward dispensary -- now located through double doors of a Main Street coffee shop -- might relocate. [continues 787 words]
HAYWARD -- The City Council might reconsider a decision it made Tuesday that forces the closure of The Hayward Hempery's medical marijuana dispensary. At the request of Mayor Roberta Cooper, who is concerned about "fairness issues," the council is scheduled Tuesday night to decide whether to revisit a surprise decision it made a week before. Earlier that night, Cooper warned the crowd of medical marijuana proponents to keep testimony brief because the council's ability to make rational decisions drops significantly after 11 p.m. [continues 282 words]
Council Vote Ends Era For The Hempery As Supplier HAYWARD -- This year will mark both the 10th anniversary of The Hayward Hempery and the likely closure of its pot dispensary as a result of a surprise City Council decision Tuesday. The council was scheduled to consider the grandfathering of The Hempery and the Local Patients' Cooperative -- both on Foothill Boulevard near B Street -- as part of a compromise agreement that evolved from a city task force on medical marijuana. The dispensaries, including a third one that recently opened in the same vicinity on Foothill, have been operating in violation of Hayward's zoning law. [continues 890 words]
Decision To Close Hempery May Be Re-Examined At Future Meeting HAYWARD -- The City Council might reconsider a decision it made Tuesday that forces the closure of the Hayward Hempery's medical marijuana dispensary. At the request of Mayor Roberta Cooper, who is concerned about "fairness issues," the council is scheduled Tuesday night to decide whether to revisit a surprise decision it made a week before. Earlier that night, Cooper warned the crowd of medical marijuana proponents to keep testimony brief because the council's ability to make rational decisions drops significantly after 11 p.m. [continues 300 words]
Hayward Allows Two Dispensaries To Remain Open HAYWARD -- This year will mark both the 10th anniversary of The Hayward Hempery and the likely closure of its pot dispensary, as a result of a surprise City Council decision Tuesday. The council was scheduled to consider grandfathering in The Hempery and the Local Patients' Cooperative -- both on Foothill Boulevard near B Street -- as part of a compromise agreement that evolved from a city task force on medical marijuana. The dispensaries, including a third one that recently opened in the same vicinity on Foothill, have been operating in violation of Hayward's zoning law. [continues 900 words]
The City Coun-cil informally agreed Tuesday evening on a compromise that allows three existing medical marijuana dispensaries to stay open in downtown Hayward on the east side of Foothill Boulevard. After hashing over concerns of the 40-some medical marijuana advocates who crowded the work session room, council members said the issue isn't about whether they support pot for medicinal uses. They apparently do -- almost all voiced concern for those in pain and in need of well-run dispensaries. [continues 558 words]
