Humboldt County Superior Court Judge John T. Feeney denied the request to move Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) Joshua Cooley to a home on Harvey Road at a hearing on Friday, Jan. 29. Cooleyâs lack of support and ties to the community influenced Feeneyâs decision, as well as the numerous letters in opposition submitted by Galt area community members. Cooleyâs attorney, Meagan OâConnell, filed for a continuance before the start of the hearing, which was also denied.
Galt was the latest of many locations proposed for Cooley up and down the state over the last four years, since the Humboldt court ruled Cooley was eligible for conditional release in 2016.
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As a result of the search, it was determined the parcel of land in question did not have the okay to cultivate cannabis commercially.
“A state licence is required to engage in commercial cannabis activity in California. Applicants will also need to provide proof of approval from the local jurisdiction they’ll be operating in before a licence can be issued,” according to the California Cannabis Portal.
For personal use, adults over the age of 21 can cultivate six plants per parcel of land in California and locals may “reasonably regulate” personal cannabis gardens, adds information from the California arm of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.