Pot Co-op Holds Reopening

A medical marijuana organization locked in a lawsuit with the city of Temecula is opening a second location.

Cooperative Patients' Services is holding a grand-reopening on Monday for its second location at 43122 Via Dos Picos in Temecula, according to Weedmaps.com, a popular website that locates dispensaries.

Its original location was on Front Street just south of Old Town. To read about it,

The co-op announced its plans to open the shop earlier this year, though originally it was expected to be open by Labor Day. To read about the plan for the two locations,

The co-op is involved in a legal battle with the City of Temecula, though the suit was shelved pending a decision by a higher court that will decide whether the suit is legal. to read about the suit.

This location will not be subject to the lawsuits recently approved by the county because they apply only to dispensaries outside Temecula's city limits, according to Ray Smith, a spokesperson for the county. To read about the decision to sue the dispensaries,

The founder of the co-op was recently arrested on suspicion of driving while in possession of cocaine and under the influence of methamphetamine, according to sheriff's officials. To read about the arrest,

He now serves only as a legal consultant for the group, said Robin Sax, the co-op's spokesperson, during an earlier interview. She was unavailable for comment on the story on Friday afternoon.