
Bicyclists and pedestrians pass Belmont Shore Natural Care, a dispensary raided as part of an investigation into seven medical marijuana stores allegedly controlled by a San Clemente resident.
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The home at right was allegedly used as a stash house in association with the Dana Point Safe Harbor Collective.
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The owner of this home in San Clemente is under investigation in relation to medical marijuana sales.
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Many pot shops are making big money, mostly in cash, even as they claim to be nonprofit entities.
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Bud tender Alex Cortez, right, sniffs a jar of medicinal marijuana for potency at the Avalon Wellness Center. Founder Valerie Crist said she has tried to follow the state's rules and "We're struggling just to make payroll."
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Bud tender Alex Cortez fills an order for medical marijuana for a patient in the dispensary area of the Avalon Wellness Center.
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A patient's money sits on the counter as he waits for his order of medical marijuana at a dispensary in Southern California. Most medical pot patients pay cash.
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Bud tender Alex Cortez fills a prescription at the Avalon Wellness Center. The 8,000-square-foot building, which houses a cannabis cultivation and distribution center, is in an industrial neighborhood. Its remote location has forced the operators to offer deep discounts, and the center has been struggling.
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A bud tender shows a visitor a jar of medical marijuana available to patients at the Avalon Wellness Center.
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A grower examines a bud under a magnifying glass at a medical marijuana dispensary. Many pot shops are making big money even as they claim to be nonprofit. This has evoked the ire of law enforcement across the state, as well as federal authorities, who have said they will not tolerate retail marijuana sales.
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Avalon Wellness Center bud tender Loren Brazel waits for a patient to decide which strain of medical marijuana would be best to treat his ailment.
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