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Owner Of Wexford County Medical Marijuana Dispensary Charged


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Badovinik is such a slimy little piece of garbage, I swear that squeaky voiced turd has nothing better to do than harass patients and caregivers.

 

Edit-Would whoever checks out the link next mind copy/pasting the story? This news site reqs paid subs apparently now so viewing the whole article can only happen once or twice a day (after you leave the article/page then try to return it cuts the story down to about 6 sentences)

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No worries, he calculated his profit/losses as any business man would do I hope. In the end maybe he helped just enough patients, and made just enough money to make it all worthwhile. I bet he would have rather found the path to legal protection like others are afforded. :dodgyrun:


CADILLAC — The operator of a storefront selling marijuana in northern Wexford County faces felony charges in 84th District Court.

Jeffrey Howard Wecker, 60, of Bear Lake, has been charged with four counts of delivery/manufacture of marijuana as well as a count of maintaining a drug house, and conducting a criminal enterprise.

Wecker operates the Magic Buds Medical Cannabis store on M-37 in Springville Township.

Wexford County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Badovinac said qualifying patients can receive medical marijuana only from a medical marijuana caregiver, who may havea maximum of five patients. The law did not legalize the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries, Badovinac said.

He also has been charged with maintaining a drug house between May 6 and Aug. 29, 2014.

Delivery/manufacture of marijuana is punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a fine of up to $20,000. Maintaining a drug house is a two-year felony.





The most serious charge against Wecker is conducting a criminal enterprise, namely, the dispensary. If convicted, Wecker would face a maximum of 20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,000.

The arrest was made in conjunction with an investigation by the Traverse Narcotics Team, Badovinac said.

The prosecuting attorney put medical marijuana dispensaries on notice last summer that operation of such businesses is illegal. Search warrants were executed at five Wexford County businesses in August, including Magic Buds. Owners were informed they had 30 days to stop supplying customers with marijuana or face prosecution.

Badovinac said he believes that many dispensary owners were pinning their hopes on passage of a state law that would have made dispensaries legal, but the law did not pass.

Badovinac also said he didn't know of any other dispensaries in the county that are currently operating, but if they are, they are operating illegally and can also expect to face prosecution.

Court records indicate there are additional co-defendants in the case who have not yet been charged.

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Giving them 30 day notice back in August was pretty nice. They were given longer than that to desist. However a person feels about the law Badovinac is required to uphold it. Sounds like the other operations in the County shut down but this person didn't. Like GM said, he must have calculated the risk and reward and now here he is.

 

To remain open in such a small community and area is a very personal middle-finger to the County Prosecutor. There are better ways to organize and bring relief to those in medical need than going to jail and giving the cops more money to fight us with.

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CADILLAC — A second individual has been charged as a co-defendant after the operator of a medical marijuana dispensary in northern Wexford County was arrested.

Daniel William Rehahn, 64, of Cadillac, has been arraigned in 84th District Court on a count of delivery/manufacture of marijuana.

Rehahn is listed in court documents as a co-defendant with Jeffrey Howard Wecker, 60, of Bear Lake. Wecker was arrested in conjunction with an investigation by the Traverse Narcotics Team.

If convicted, Rehahn would face a maximum of four years in prison and/or a fine of up to $20,000.

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