The article refers to Davies's "seizing on what he saw as uncharted territory with a vast potential for profits." This is damning if true: California dispensari

The article refers to Davies's "seizing on what he saw as uncharted territory with a vast potential for profits." This is damning if true: California dispensaries are required to be non-profit. If Davies really did seek "large profits from the cultivation and sale of marijuana", as the prosecuting attorney alleges, then he is in violation of both state and federal law. If he did not seek such profits, then he may indeed be in compliance with state law.