Pubdate: Sat, 21 Mar 2015
Source: Alaska Dispatch News (AK)
Copyright: 2015 Alaska Dispatch Publishing
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Author: Laurel Andrews

ANCHORAGE POLICE SEIZE MARIJUANA PLANTS, COMPUTERS IN RAID ON ALASKA 
CANNABIS CLUB

Anchorage police served a search warrant on the Alaska Cannabis 
Club's downtown clubhouse on Friday afternoon, taking boxes of 
evidence from the residence as club owner Charlo Greene watched.

Anchorage Police Department spokesperson Jennifer Castro told 
reporters on scene later Friday afternoon that police had received 
reports of illegal marijuana sales occurring at the clubhouse. No 
charges had been filed Friday, Castro said.

Police arrived about 1 p.m., Greene said. Greene, whose legal name is 
Charlene Egbe, is a former television news reporter who achieved 
national notoriety in September when she quit on-air after announcing 
she was the owner of the club.

A copy of the search warrant provided by Greene specified police were 
searching for evidence of "misconduct involving a controlled substance."

According to Greene, there were nine marijuana plants in one duplex 
and 14 in another. Five medical-marijuana cardholders live at the 
residence, Greene said. She said 10 to 12 medical marijuana 
cardholders were in the residence when the search warrant was served.

"I'm not surprised but I am disappointed," Greene said of the raid.

Two marked police cars were outside the residence on Friday 
afternoon, with a few more arriving as the search wore on. Greene 
said about seven officers were boxing up marijuana plants, computers, 
papers and other materials in the clubhouse. Greene said she was free 
to go but chose to wait while police took evidence from the home.

An officer on scene confirmed no arrests were being made Friday afternoon.

At 3:10 p.m., police began to load evidence in paper bags and 
cardboard boxes into a white van from the back door of the clubhouse. 
At about 3:15 p.m., a red pickup and black Jeep were towed away from the house.

Greene and boyfriend, Peter LoMonaco, watched as the vehicles were towed away.

Greene said the club would "open tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. and give 
free weed to all our members who come through."

Greene said she would be hiring an attorney and was "gonna sue the 
s--- out of the city."
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