Pot Applicant Accuses Calif. Mayor of Demanding Bribe; City Rebukes Claims

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A man who had his application for a cannabis testing lab denied by a Southern California city has accused the city’s mayor of conspiring with other officials to reject his bid only after he refused to pay a $350,000 bribe. The mayor and other city officials strongly rebuked the allegations.

Jose Mendoza filed a 96-page complaint (read it here) in California state court that includes a laundry list of accusations against the city of Maywood, a Los Angeles suburb . . .