Redondo Beach ‘Cannabis church’ closes, avoids court
Seaside Church of Alternative Healing closed in June after agreeing to settle with the City of Redondo Beach to drop 18 criminal charges against the cannabis-focused church. Photo Seaside Church of Alternative Healing, the cannabis church just off of Redondo Beach’s Artesia Boulevard which purported to freely give its members cannabis after receiving monetary donations, has permanently closed in accordance with a pending settlement agreement with the City of Redondo Beach. The two sides were scheduled to go to court as of June 24 before reaching a tentative agreement. The City agreed to dismiss as many as 18 criminal charges each against two defendants — Seaside Church itself, and one-time employee JB Anderson — should Seaside agree to cease its operations. Many of the charges leveled against the church are with regard to numerous building code violations, including wiring, plumbing and other non-permitted changes to the building. As of last week, visitors to Seaside were met with a closed gate and a white sign reading “CLOSED” in black spray paint. “It’s the city’s position that they were calling themselves a church in an attempt to get around any criminal liability,” said…
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