OrganiCann
3/3/2012
Occupy OraniCann protests the business practices of Dona Ruth Frank. The DEA has been investigating Dona Frank who is suing her ex-attorney, the one she had when Organicann opened. Now her former attorney is bankrupt, and she will allegedly testify that her dispensary has millions in profits at his bankruptcy hearing. We hear this testimony will be in front of the DEA, who has been at eviction hearings for her businesses. In the City of Oakland, I introduced Dona Frank to the permit holders of an Oakland dispensary. Dona Frank signed a contract and never paid the owners more than $1 million, and the city said she purposely avoided going through the process to get a permit. Dona Frank sued the former owners of the Oakland dispensary for misrepresentation of the business and it's cultivation area after openly gloated she did not want to pay the Petras’ for their business. Patient testimonials show a pattern of intimidation and threatening behavior, and when that has proven unsuccessful, violence has been used. I am a witness, and the party that made the introductions that resulted in the disputed transactions. I provided Arturo Sanchez police reports at the city's revocation hearing and requested law enforcement attend future hearings, so that witnesses would not be intimidated the way I was. Sanchez asked if we could meet in an email, but I received no response after suggesting I would be available at the city’s convenience. Now the city says, "the matter has been resolved,” and I was intimidated by security, threatened by grower Kevin and hospitalized after protesting. Occupy OrganiCann Oakland across from Oakland Police "Occupy OPC@OPD": https://www.facebook.com/events/299186470092628/ In the City of Sausalito, I introduced Dona Frank to our landlord for the purpose of opening a hydroponic lighting store. Dona Frank signed an agreement with landlord Egri to be solely a lighting store, but later she opened a competing dispensary against the wishes of landlord Egri and dispensary-tenant CCG. Dona Frank signed the lease as American Growers Exchange, but later opened as Cultivating Wisdom and Bayside Organics. Lisa Gygax, attorney for the American Growers Exchange, said there never was such an agreement. She said a judge had ruled the eviction could be carried out because the dispensaries were illegal in Sausalito. After the eviction, the properties power lines were cut and Gygax said she filed an appeal against the eviction, arguing that Egri was aware from the start he was renting the space to a business violating a city ordinance. http://www.marinscope.com/articles/2011/03/02/sausalito_marin_scope/news/doc4d6d9ea204c25267187476.txt "Born January 7, 2012, notably my birthday! The weekly "Fuck the Police" rally, planned by the Tactical Action Committee, began at 7 p.m. with the first Oakland police officers emerging from the shadows around 7:30 p.m. across the street from Oscar Grant Plaza on 14th and Broadway." -Joe T.