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Tehama County pot collective remains shut down

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:22:51 -0500

RED BLUFF - District Attorney Gregg Cohen's request for a court-ordered shutdown of the only medical marijuana collective in Tehama County's jurisdiction may be dropped, but Red Bluff Patient Collective - at least for the moment - remains closed.

"We are pleased to announce we have tentatively reached an agreement," assistant county counsel Arthur Wylene, serving as a deputy district attorney in the matter, told Superior Court Judge John Garaventa on Thursday.

Judge dismisses molestation charges against Redding probation officer

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:14:32 -0400

A Shasta County judge has dropped child molestation charges against a federal probation officer.

Shasta County Superior Court Judge Bradley Boeckman dismissed all charges against Joseph Nicholas Gama, 46, said his attorney, Eric Berg.

"I am happy and proud to have defended Mr. Gama," Berg said at a news conference in his office Monday. "He is a great man that has done many wonderful things for Shasta County."

Gama, who was also at the news conference, declined to speak, directing all questions to Berg.

"I don't think I'll be able to shut up if I started," Gama said.

Pot dispensary opens in Anderson

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:44:12 -0400

Facing a possible moratorium against medical marijuana dispensaries in Anderson, The Green Heart, a medical marijuana collective and dispensary, opened in Anderson on Sunday. It's the city's first.

Anderson resident Gina Munday had planned to open the shop on West Center Street later in the week but decided to open earlier after the Anderson City Council's Tuesday meeting agenda was posted online Friday. Listed on the agenda was council consideration of the imposition of a 90-day moratorium on such businesses.

Bail reduced in alleged molestation case

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:40:55 -0400

A federal probation officer accused of molesting three children saw his $1 million bail reduced Thursday to $350,000 after his defense attorneys argued earlier that their client is not a flight risk nor a danger to society.

Judge Anthony Anderson made his ruling after attorneys Eric Berg and Katherine Manuel claimed the $1 million bail was excessive for the crimes of which their client is accused.

Joseph Nicholas Gama, 45, of Redding is charged with five counts of felony child molestation and was arrested on a $1 million warrant at his home on Dec. 3.