Over the course of this year there have been a number of court decisions concerning whether a city or county can prohibit medical marijuana distribution and under what circumstances a co-op such as ours can operate.  These decisions have been all over the place.  Some courts have held that a county can enact a ban, while other courts have held otherwise.  One case held that co-op members must all participate in the growing, while another case held there is no such requirement.  One court held that all of the marijuana must be grown at the premises, while another court has said that is not required.

All of these cases have been accepted for review by the California Supreme Court, which appears poised to answer these questions next year.  Our response to the County’s ordinance will greatly depend on the outcome in these cases.  If the Supreme Court holds that a county cannot prohibit the distribution of medical marijuana, it may not be necessary for The Variety Co-op to demonstrate that it was a legally established use before.  If the Supreme Court holds otherwise, its decision in the cases concerning how distribution may occur will influence how The Variety Co-op proceeds with the County.

Because there is so much uncertainty in the law at the moment and because the Supreme Court is likely to resolve at least some of the uncertainty in the near future, The Variety Co-op is waiting for the Supreme Court to decide the pending cases before resuming full time operation in its current location.  The Variety Co-op does not have the resources to be incurring legal fees and potential County fines to address issues with the County that might become moot.

We appreciate your continuing membership and loyal support.  The Variety Co-op remains fully committed to resuming full time operation in our Midway City location.  We have maintained our lease for the premises for this very purpose.

The process of resuming our regular operation may be costly and lengthy, but we believe that it is extremely important that all the patient members of The Variety Co-op should once again have safe and legal access to the highest quality medicine.  We will not stop fighting to resume full time operations no matter how long it takes.

-TV Co-op Staff

Operating hours are:

11 AM – 7 PM Daily (Thursday – Tuesday)

CLOSED WEDNESDAY

We would like to thank you for your continued support through this time and again apologize for lack of updates. Your voices are unquestionably being heard and we are without a doubt progressing in our goal to once again provide safe and legal access to patients in Orange County. This process has been lengthy and difficult due to the number of illegal facilities that continue to operate during this time. Supporting these illegal facilities will only encourage more raids from the county and make it more challenging to re-establish permanent and safe access to medical marijuana in Orange County. There is much confidence that The Variety Co-op will reopen its doors very soon. We have created an e-mail list for members who wish to be alerted with our reopening.

Until then please continue to check our website for any updates,

Sincerely,

The Variety Co-op Staff

Alert Email List

Updates will be posted as we receive them, so keep checking our website for more information.

Sincerely,

The Variety Co-op Staff

It is very possible we can overcome this ban, but not without the help of all the members of The Variety Co-op! You are encouraged to contact your local District Supervisor. Please let them know the positive ways in which medical marijuana has benefitted your life and how much safe and legal access to your medication, as promised in Proposition 215 & SB 420, means to you. You can reach the office of your local Supervisor either by phone, fax or email. Their contact information is below:

Supervisor John Moorlach
Serving: Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Fountain Valley, Los Alamitos, Stanton and Cypress
Phone: 714.834.3220
Fax: 714.834.6109
E-mail: district2@ocgov.com & John.Moorlach@ocgov.com

Supervisor Janet Nguyen
Serving: Midway City, Westminster, Santa Ana, and Garden Grove
Phone: 714.834.3110
Fax: 714.834.5754
E-mail: Janet.Nguyen@ocgov.com

Supervisor Bill Campbell
Serving: Orange, Tustin, Irvine, Villa Park, Yorba Linda, and Brea
Phone: 714.834.3330
Fax: 714.834.2786
E-mail: Bill.Campbell@ocgov.com

Supervisor Shawn Nelson
Serving: Anaheim, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, and Placentia
Phone: 714.834.3440
Fax: 714.8342045
E-mail: Audra.Adams@ocgov.com

Supervisor Pat Bates
Serving: Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, and San Juan Capistrano
Phone: 714.834.3550
Fax: 714.834.2670
E-mail: PatBates@ocgov.com

Please be sure to contact your local Supervisor and/or Supervisor Janet Nguyen (The Variety Co-op’s local Supervisor) as many times as you can to let them know the importance of safe and legal medical and those who provide it.

ALSO, The Variety Co-op will be creating a mailing list for constant updates on our current situation. Until then, be sure to check our website frequently for updates.

Thank you to all our members for your support,

The Variety Co-op Staff