A video of a 2015 raid by Santa Ana police on the Sky High Holistic dispensary showed officers entering with guns drawn, and then later appearing to joke around and eat marijuana edibles while also destroying a surveillance camera system.
Tag: Matthew Pappas
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Cops Charged With Stealing Cookies, Vandalism at Pot Shop
The officers shown in the now-infamous pot shop raid video stole cookies and protein bars from the Sky High Holistic dispensary but not ones laced with marijuana, according to the DA’s office.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Again Targets Pot Shop Where Officers Caught on Video
Santa Ana police have issued an order to close a medical marijuana shop where hidden cameras recorded officers allegedly eating pot edibles and mocking an amputee.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana
Judge is Asked to Issue Temporary Restraining Order on Pot Shop Raid Video
Superior Court Judge Ronald Bauer has tentatively ruled that a video of officers misbehaving during a pot shop raid can’t be used as evidence in a Santa Ana Police Department internal investigation, according to court documents.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Investigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Judge Denies Request to Halt the Licensing of Pot Shops in Santa Ana
The ruling by Superior Court Judge David R. Chafee allows the city to issue operating permits for 20 medical marijuana dispensaries.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Lawsuit: Santa Ana Mayor Has Financial Ties to Pot Shops
A federal lawsuit claims that since the passage last fall of Measure BB, which instituted a new regulatory regime over medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, Pulido and other officials with financial ties to certain shops have directed police to shut down their competitors
Posted inInside the Newsroom, News Briefs
Voice of OC Podcast: Pappas on Policing Pot
Reporter Adam Elmahrek talks with attorney Matthew Pappas about controversial new video of Santa Ana Police raiding his client’s marijuana dispensary.
