Medicinal pot deliveries cropping up in S. Tahoe
By Kathryn Reed
Three businesses that are delivering medicinal marijuana in South Lake Tahoe may be violating the city’s laws.
City Manager Nancy Kerry told Lake Tahoe News she found out about the illegal operations on Monday.
“If it turns out they are operating a dispensary, they will be shut down,” Kerry said.
A man answering the Truckee number for Hip Joynt said his boss has been in South Tahoe since late last summer and in Truckee for a couple months before that. He, however, deferred all comments to his boss, who has not returned a call.
The woman answering the South Tahoe telephone for Hip Joynt said, “I’m not sure my boss is ready to be in the newspaper.” (The main number is out of the East Bay, as are most of the cities the company delivers to.)
The company’s website says, “We provide prompt, professional, discreet delivery of clinically tested cannabis and gourmet edibles throughout California, in strict compliance with state law.”
South Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler told Lake Tahoe News, “Transportation (of medicinal marijuana) is not covered in any provision of the law – state or federal.”
Pony Express, a company that tried to establish itself in South Lake Tahoe as a medical pot delivery service, was busted a little more than a year ago. The two defendants pleaded guilty to felony charges.
Uhler said he also recently became aware of the latest delivery services operating in town. He will be working with South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team to reel these ones in, too.
An Internet search of these types of services comes up with a handful on the South Shore and in the Truckee area.
A call to High Tides Medical Delivery went unanswered with no ability to leave a message. That business, according to its Yelp page, operates seven days a week from 9am-noon in South Lake Tahoe.
Chef Jenn’s Delivery Service has been operating in South Lake Tahoe since November. Jenn, who lives in town but would not give her last name, said she spoke with Kerry briefly on April 16.
“I don’t think I’m violating the law,” Jenn told Lake Tahoe News. “If there is a law I’m not following, please someone tell me so I can fix the problem. I’m more than willing to cooperate. I’ve never been a person who wants to break the law. I don’t want to cause problems.”
She deliveries the medicine to people who have medicinal marijuana cards. Some are shut-ins, some want privacy. It’s all by donation.
Jenn said 10 percent of what is collected is returned to the community. Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care has received a donation and the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe is next.
“I have real jobs. This is not how I make my money,” Jenn said.
In her kitchen she makes some of the edibles.
This, though, is in direct violation of the city’s medical marijuana ordinance. No one is supposed to be producing edible products in their homes.
Kerry said more time is needed to find out what the businesses are doing exactly and how they may or may not be complying with local, state and federal laws.
The fact that their just learning of this now is so laughable its seems like a lie.
Support your local street gangs, bust these guys
If none of these operations had applied for or been issued a SLT Business license I’m not clear why it would be so laughable that this was discovered after the fact. When illegal business operations set up shop it often takes time for the authorities to learn about them, and that frequently happens from a report by a member of the public. It’s not like branches of government have a dedicated staff person that searches for illegally operating businesses, especially in small jurisdictions such as SLT or Truckee. Jurisdictions don’t have the man/woman-power to have eyes and ears everywhere and they need to rely on the public to help police their own community.
Legalize it for all uses. The Republicans are for small government, right? How much time and resources have been wasted on a failing drug policy?
AROD:
I think you are 100% correct.
Pot deliveries?
Anyone remember Cheech and Chongs movie “Nice Dreams”? They had an ice cream truck that they were selling green bud from, just like it was ice cream. Corny movie but typical Cheech and Chong, very funny.
Pot should be legal and be deliverd just like a pizza. It’s a harmless plant that may have positive effects for those in need of pain relief.
Hey, here’s a business pitch. Deliver the pot and sell them a pizza at the same time for the munchies that will occur after ingesting the herb. See? Everybody wins!
Pot deliveries…only in Tahoe could something like this happen. What a crazy little town we live in. OLS
I wonder if she has a health department certified kitchen to bake the edibles in?? If not she could be in a lot of trouble.
In addition a current food handlers certificate is required.
No wonder people are leaving California in droves.
Thats what I am sayin AROD
Just make it legal, or Not criminal.
Good or bad people use MJ. they always have, they always will. Just think of all the money we could save by not having Law enforcement of MJ. Just think of all the money that would not being going to criminal gangs for drug, distribution and sales. Just think about all the money that would go into the real economy, when the price went way down and was out in the open.
Just imagine.
Pot inhibits one ability to operate a car as well as many other abilities.
If it’s legalized for all uses then we first need a law where we have a definitive line regarding said impairment that can be tested so as to keep both the drunks and the stoners off the streets.
A reasonable request, no?
Dan Absolutely.
We need a test similar to a BAT to determine an existing impairment level, not that they consumed MJ in the past month. I belies this has been developed.
But this should be easy. If you see someone racing down the highway @ 40MPH Yea Stoned!
But this testing should not prohibit us from JUST STOP going after MJ growing, having smoking selling!! JUST STOP IT.
STOP putting people in Prison over a silly weed! If were not against the law people who smoke or cook the stuff could just grow it in the yard Like Tomatoes. End of story
MTT the speed limit in some towns like slt is 40.
I guess you are not familiar. I was referring to 45 in a 65 MPH zone.
If you are ever coming up 50 from Carson city and you come up on someone doing 40 50 MPH They are most likely STONED