Surprise: Gilroy briefly gets first medical marijuana dispensary
GILROY -- Gilroy's first-ever medical marijuana dispensary quietly opened this week, without a business license, city permits or permission from the City Council.
The dispensary claims its a nonprofit, so it doesn't need to get city approval to operate.
Gilroy officials disagree, and are issuing the dispensary a "cease and desist" order this week.
Under advice from their lawyer, MediLeaf rented a retail location on First Street, renovated the interior and opened for business -- all without the city's knowledge.
Council members had originally rejected MediLeaf's business license, saying they needed several more months to work out an ordinance regulating medical marijuana in their city.
GILROY -- Gilroy's first-ever medical marijuana dispensary quietly opened this week, without a business license, city permits or permission from the City Council.
