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Who Wants to Be a Marijuana Millionaire? You Might Recognize These Names
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By David Taub, Senior Reporter
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March 19, 2021

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Matt Garza is pitching something new.

The Fresno native and former Major League Baseball pitcher has applied for city licenses to open two retail cannabis businesses. He sees them as platforms to raise money for his philanthropy.

“My main motivation is to help build up our community to it, to bring some, positive light to this industry. It’s a growing industry and (I want) to use it to help give opportunities that are needed,” Garza said. “I live here and I want to see everybody prosper.”

After several public record requests from GV Wire℠, portions of the license applications submitted by potential retailers have now been posted on the city’s website.

The documents show applicants include baseball players, a City Hall consultant and an auto shop owners among those hoping to potentially make millions of dollars in revenue.

The city believes its first 14 recreational cannabis outlets will generate millions in new tax dollars, also. Mayor Jerry Dyer estimates the shops could open by October.

The city’s Office of Cannabis Oversight is reviewing and evaluating the applications now. Two retail stores will be permitted in each of the city’s seven council districts.

Between one and four of the stores will be reserved for applicants meeting a set of social equity criteria, including income level, past conviction for cannabis crimes, and residency in economically disadvantaged areas, among others.

The city was also granted $1.2 million from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development this week to provide social equity applicants with technical assistance, as well as access to low/no-interest loans or grants, and reduced/waived licensing fees.

Ballplayer Garza Applies for Two Stores

Garza — the 2008 ALCS MVP — is ready to move on to the next phase of his life, after pitching 12 seasons for four teams. Part of his inspiration to get involved with cannabis is his family. His son Matt was diagnosed with Rolandic epilepsy as a child.

“Is there a different way to treat this? Because the answer to side effects was giving him more medicine. And I didn’t really like that,” Garza said. His son has since recovered and is attending Fresno State.

Garza’s says his father, a retired military veteran, and his grandmother have both benefited from alternate medical treatments.

“I believe that this can really help. There’s a lot of people suffering with opiate addiction crisis and maybe this could be a different way of looking at it,” Garza said.

Garza is partnering with Shryne Group on two locations, both to be called Authentic Fresno — at 4931 N. Blackstone (at the southwest corner of Shaw Avenue) and 4248 W. Ashlan (near Highway 99). Garza would hold 51% ownership at both locations.

Shryne operates at least six locations across the state. In an application for the city of Wildomar last year, the company said it made $9 million in sales during May 2020 for its stores, paying $1.3 million in state and local taxes for the month. They also applied for a third location in Fresno, independent of Garza.

Garza said he met the people behind Shryne at mutual events. They group then reached out to him expressing interest to partner in a cannabis business.

Matt Garza holds a sweatshirt with groups that helped support recent food drive, including some cannabis applicants. (GV Wire/Jahz Tello)

Other Former Players Apply

Two others with Fresno baseball ties have also applied for licenses. Former Fresno State standout and San Francisco Giant Steve Hosey is involved with three Embarc Fresno applications.

And developer Terance Frazier, another former Fresno State and pro ballplayer, is hoping to open Catalyst Highway 99 in downtown Fresno at 721 Broadway.

“It is true I am making an investment in Fresno’s future,” Frazier said. “A legal cannabis industry can become a catalyst for bridging an economic ladder to a diverse community that has experienced the negative impacts of an illicit market.”

Frazier is partnering with Jacob Elliot, a cannabis entrepreneur from Long Beach. Frazier’s son Jacob is also a partner.

Fonseca Brothers Hope to Help Those Who Need a Hand

Brothers Isaac and Teddy Fonseca grew up in a low income Fresno neighborhood. They hope to help those who may need a hand if they are awarded cannabis licenses.

Isaac applied for a social equity license for Beyond Rooted at 705 Fulton Street. He is partnering with Nathan Perez, who would qualify under the social equity component because of a prior marijuana conviction.

“(We want) the communities that we grew up in have a little bit more than what we had growing up,” Isaac said. “I want to be a platform to help those who want to make things better and make others lives better.”

Isaac estimates revenues at $2.8 million. He anticipates hiring 15 employees at the start.

Teddy applied for a cultivation license under the Abcanna name. His family already cultivates a cannabis farm in Mendocino and has a hemp farm in Caruthers. He runs ABC Auto Body, regularly hiring those in need of help.

“(We will) bring some life to downtown Fresno, bring some job opportunities down there,” Teddy Fonseca said.

The brothers are also launching a line of cannabis flower, branded as G7.

Both Fonseca brothers are used to giving back. They held a food drive to help hundreds in Fresno during the past holiday season.

A sample of the G7 brand of cannabis from the Fonseca brothers.

City Hall Consultant Wants to Become Cannabis Retailer

“I looked at the business model and I looked at their employment model, and I fell in love with it because it’s a perfect fit for Fresno.”Kacey Auston Tibbetts

Kacey Auston Tibbetts makes her living lobbying elected officials at City Hall on behalf of her clients. Because of rules preventing contact with city councilmembers, she can’t lobby directly for her three cannabis retail applications.

“I have a strong corporation that’s backing me. I have a very strong proposal and a true understanding of community, and I bring my name and reputation,” Auston Tibbetts said. “I am accountable and I’m only as good as my name and my reputation.”

She is listed as the majority owner for three potential locations — including Cookies Cannabis Retail at 1264 N. Wishon in the Tower District.

“I looked at the business model and I looked at their employment model, and I fell in love with it because it’s a perfect fit for Fresno,” Auston Tibbetts said.

One of her partners is Gilbert Anthony Milam, Jr., better known as the rap artist Berner.

Cookies would take over a vacant building that previously housed a Bank of America branch. Auston Tibbetts hopes the store will help transform the block.

“There’ll be new lighting. There’ll be 24 hour security. This will truly be a pedestrian area. The restaurants in the strip will thrive,” Auston Tibbetts said.

She estimates the store in the Tower District could bring in $12 million in sales a year, with $1 million in tax revenue for the city.

Employees would start at $20 an hour with health benefits, she said.

This former Bank of America branch on Wishon and Fern in the Tower District could become a retail marijuana store. (GV Wire/David Taub)

List of Fresno Cannabis Retail Applicants

Standard

Business name Owner(s) Location (District) Property owner(s)
861 E Olive Ave Retail Partners Maegan Mitchell (Fresno), 51%

Kerry Burrough (Clovis), 34%

3 others from out of town, 15%

861 E Olive Ave (1) Lois Amendola
1261 Wishon OPCO, LLC Kacey Auston (Fresno), 51%

17 others from out of town, 49%

1264 North Wishon Blvd (1) Brian Richburg
The Artist Tree TAT Fresno LLC

Lawrence Artenian (Fresno), 51%

5 others from out of town, 49%

1426 N Van Ness Ave (1) Ryan Janisse on behalf of P&P Holdings, LLC
Authentic Fresno Authentic Fresno LLC

Matthew Garza (Clovis), 51%

4 others from out of town, 49%

4248 W Ashlan Ave (1) MMPF LLC – Manager is Manuel Perales
The Bakery CA LLC Robert DiVito (Livermore), 53.5%

15 others mostly local including James Minas, 6%

Lee Ann Eager, 2%

JePahul White, 1%

Anthony Armour, 1%

 

1223 N Linden Ave (1) James Minas
Catalyst Highway 99 CATALYST – Fresno LLC

Elliot Lewis (Long Beach), 61%

5 others from Long Beach, 39%

2250 N Weber Ave (1) Dos Banditos, LLC
Crescent Conquest LLC Kyle James Wilkins (Clovis), 50%

Scott John Van Horn (Fresno), 50%

3759 W Shaw Ave Ste 101 (1) Pete Zamboukos
The Green Habit, Inc. Omar Mohammed Ali Alghazali (Fresno) 2434 N Weber Ave (1) De Santis Pasquale & Carmela Trustees/Pat De Santis
Hemp Valley LLC PCD Properties, LLC (Pietro De Santis, sole Member) (Fresno) 1133 E. Olive Avenue (1) PCD Properties, LLC (Pietro De Santis, sole Member)
Megan’s Organic Market MOM FR LLC

Megan Souza (San Luis Obispo), 63.05%

4 others from out of town, 36.95%

851 E Fern Avenue (1) Nattalia Merzoyan, Carol Cromarty, Mia Cromarty, and Monica

Cromarty

Rhombus Rhombus Partners, LLC
Frank Voelz (Sanger), 37.5%Ryan Davis (Fresno), 37.5%Moe Essa (Fresno), 12.5%Moe Jawad (Turlock), 12.5%
1461 N Blackstone Ave (1) Sinclair Properties I, LLC / Robert Sinclair
Sweet Flower 2 Fresno Timothy Dodd (Calabassas), 50%

Michael Thomson (Malibu), 50%

4798 N Marty Ave (1) Samantha M. Eisner Irrevocable Trust dated July 1, 2015,

Sydney M. Eisner Irrevocable Trust dated July 1, 2015, Andrea

J. Fourchy Irrevocable Trust dated July 1, 2015 and Connor L.

Fourchy Irrevocable Trust dated July 1, 2015

 

Wishon Investments, LLC Quintin Shammam (El Cajon), 29.75%

Ramiz Naoum (Spring Valley), 29.75%

3 others from out of town, 40.5%

2848 North Wishon Avenue (1) Brad and Tricia Hardie
7315 N Blackstone OPCO Kacey Auston (Fresno), 51%

17 others from out of town, 49%

7315 N Blackstone (2) Kathy Castello
The Artist Tree TAT Fresno LLC

Lawrence Artenian (Fresno), 31%

Clifford Tutelian (Fresno), 20%

5 others from out of town, 49%

7835 North Palm Ave, Ste 102 (2) Park Place Retail Partners LP
Ascent Alluvial Management Co. LLC
Robert Calvert (Mammoth Lakes), 50%Paul Rudder (Mammoth Lakes), 50%
49-51 West Alluvial (2) Christine Smith
Culture Cannabis Club Fresno Culture Corp

Barigye McCoy (Fresno), 49%

3 others from out of town, 51%

6893 N Golden State Blvd Samuel Monaco
Embarc Fresno 1784 Shaw Retail LLC

Lauren Carpenter (Sacramento), 100%
Steven Hosey (Fresno), >1%

1784 West Shaw Avenue (2) Sachdeva Properties, LLC
Nectar Nectar Markets, LLC
Jeremy Pratt (Portland, OR)
1752 Shaw (2) Anthony E. Cox Living Trust c/o Erik Barbic
Token Farms Token Farms Inc.

Jennifer Mendonca (Visalia), 35%

Michael Griffin (Visalia), 19%

Skyler Koelewyn (Visalia), 18.5%

Lloyd Derksen (Reedley), 15%

Ronald Westbrook Jr. (Visalia), 12.5%

51 W. Alluvial (2) Christine Smith
Cake Community Members of Fresno, LLC

Daniel Wise (San Diego), 51%

Saad Pattah (San Marcos), 49%

322 E Belmont Ave (3) Marco A Zamora
Catalyst Highway 99 EEL – Fresno LLC

Terance Frazier (Fresno), 40%

Elliot Lewis (Long Beach), 46.5%

Dr. Gregory Smith (Long Beach), 6%

James Gentry (Fresno), 2.5%

Drone Jones (Fresno), 2.5%

Jacob Frazier (Fresno), 2.5%

721 Broadway (3) Dos Banditos, LLC
Cresco California SLO Cultivation, Inc.

Cresco Labs SLO, LLC (Carpinteria), 80%

VW Nipomo, LLC (Carpinteria), 10%

Kyle Hardy (Carpinteria), 5%

Brown Faily Trust (Carpinteria), 5%

736 Fulton Rezil LLC
Emjay PCH Retail Partners VI, LLC
Michael Henry (Fresno), 51%
Omar Mangalji (Houston, TX), 29.4%Brent Cox (Los Angeles), 9.8%Michael Steinberg (Los Angeles), 9.8%
1063-1067 N Fulton De Klotz Karl
Fresno Farms Yuma Way CA LLC

Margarita Tsalyuk (Greenwood Village, CO), 33.3%

Jessica Reuven (Valley Village), 33.3%

Kirill Merkulov (Aurora, CO), 33.3%

966 N. Fulton (3) XJ Properties LLC
Greenbar Ridge Andrews (Fresno), 26%

Terry Martinez (Fresno), 26%

3 others from out of town, 48%

251 Broadway St (3) G&S Enterprises
Green Dragon Collective Manuel Semerdjian (La Canada Flintridge), 50%

Glenn Standridge (Pasadena), 50%

1524 Kern Street (3) Huynh Yem Esposo, Esmeraldo & Mohammad Pourshams
The Green Habit, Inc. Omar Alghazali (Fresno) 1441 Tulare St (3) D&D Sales LLC/Pat De Santis
Green Treasure, Inc Heather Carder (Fresno) 703 N Fulton St (3) Lipinski Enterprises, Inc
The Glass Lobby Kevin Chandler (Clovis) 2305 Los Angeles Ave (3) 220 M St, LLC
The Go Go Green Inc Abobaker Abdulghani Al-amrani (Fresno) 475 N Blackstone Ave (3) Young Gary Haven/Burbir Sapraj
Haven #20 LLC Haven #20 LLC
Saeed Ghanbari (Fresno), 51%Mark Simonian (Long Beach), 49%
Marvin Winkler (Irvine), >1%
335 West Olive Ave (3) Edward Erganian Investment LLP
HerbNJoy Fresno Erudite Ventures

Rajan Dave (San Mateo), 66%

Jeff Linden (Morada), 10%

Arjun Dave (San Francisco), 19%

5 others including William Matthews (Fresno), 1%

210 Van Ness Ave (3) D&E Properties, Inc
Komoto’s RKNC LLC

Robyn Kale (Fresno), 51%

Kmell Eckroth-Bernad (Fresno), 21.5%

2 others from out of town, 27.5%

1536 Kern St (3) Jennifer S. Blanton
NUG HWC Partners Inc

John Oram (Alameda), 47.5%

Adam Peterson (Alameda), 47.5%

Matthew Max) Del Real (Sacramento), 5%

165 Broadway St (3) The Rob Solley Living Trust
Public Cannabis Fresno Verde Public, Inc.

Mushana McCoy (Fresno), 49%

3 others from out of town, 51%

1220 E Olive Ave (3) Dean Gordon and Lynne Valek
Stease Co. Steven Silva (Fresno), 80.5%

Ryan Schonfeld (Redondo Beach), 6.5%

Badley Silva (Fresno), 2%
William Bopp (Fresno), 1%

Leo Johnson III (Fresno), 1%

Chris L. Pacheco (Fresno), 1%

George Pappas (Fresno), 1%

Steven San Sebastian (Fresno), 1%

3 others from out of town, 3%

748 Fulton Street (3) Steven San Sebastian
Tradecraft Farms Tradecraft Farms Fresno-Fulton  LLC

Barry Gene Walker (Los Angeles), 50%

Gerald Nickerson (Fresno), 5%

3 others from Los Angeles, 45%

915 N. Fulton (3) Minh Duong & Hieu Duong
Tradecraft Farms Tradecraft Farms Fresno-Chinatown LLC

Barry Gene Walker (Los Angeles), 50%

Gerald Nickerson (Fresno), 5%

3 others from Los Angeles, 45%

925-929 China Alley (3) DFP LTD LP
West Coast Cannabis Club East Olive Equity Partners, Inc

Andrew Angulo (Huntington Beach), 80%

Kenneth Churchill (Palm Desert), 20%

10 E Olive Avenue (3) Domenico & Judith A. Antufema
Yerba Wellness Main Event Holdings, LLC

Vernon Jones (Fresno), 51%

Daniel Sosa (Los Angeles), 49%

514 N. Fulton Ave. (3) De Santis Properties
5048 Blackstone OPCO. LLC Kacey Auston (Fresno), 51%

17 others from out of town, 49%

5048 N Blackstone Ave (4) Marc Tavakoli
Authentic Fresno Authentic Fresno LLC

Matthew Garza (Clovis), 51%

4 others from out of town, 49%

4931 N Blackstone Ave (4) Charles Pashayan, Jr. and other tenants in common
Fresh Farms TYL Business Solutions Inc.

Thomas Wood (Squaw Valley), 51%

3 others from out of town, 49%

4931 N. Blackstone Ave (4) Shawstone Tenants In Common
Haven XVI LLC Brittany Shiralian (Fresno), 51%

Mark Simonian (Long Beach), 49%

110 East Shaw Avenue (4) Erganian Family Partnership, LLP
Hemp Valley LLC Pietro De Santis (Fresno)

 

4672 North Blackstone Ave. (4) Pietro De Santis
Higher Level of Care Fresno Cares

Marley Forsyth (Fresno), 60%

3 others from out of town, 40%

 

4795 N Blackstone (4) Julian Lim
Infinity Assets Fresno Infinity Assets Fresno LLC

Scott Morse (Fresno), 26%

Nick Rendino (Fresno), 25%

7 others from out of town ranging from 3-8.5%

618 E Shaw Ave (4) Valley First Credit Union
Medallion Wellness Fresno MW Fresno Inc.

Michael O’Leary (Fresno), 50%

Ninef Peyour (Modesto), 40%

Zachary Drivon (Stockton), 10%

4854 Blackstone Ave (4) Knott Properties
Phenos of Fresno Phenos Collective, Inc.

Devin Stetler (Riverbank)

3065 East Ashlan Ave (4) Oberti J Inc.
TSC Fresno LLC Victor Nguyen (San Francisco), 47.5%

Brian Wong (San Francisco), 47.5%

Robert Cook (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 5%

24 E Shaw Ave (4) Dewayne Zinkin
Urbn Leaf Blue Waters Enterprises, Inc.

Skip Motsenbocker (San Diego), 58%

Ashot Gyulnazryan (Fresno), 5%

2 others from out of town, 37%

4931 N Blackstone Ave (4) Shawstone, Tenants in Commo
Culture Cannabis Club District 5 Culture Store Corp

Barigye McCoy (Fresno), 49%

3 from out of town, 51%

2590 S Maple Ave, Ste 103-104 (5) Jas Kahlon
Element 7 Fresno LLC Robert DiVito (Livermore), 59%

15 others mostly local including JePahul White, 1%

Lee Ann Eager, 1%

Anthony Armour, 1%

4846 E Kings Canyon Rd (5) Antoun Amsih Kalioundji
Fresno Clinica Center Tranquil Meadows CO

4 out of town owners, 25% each

4142 E Church St (5) Gilbert Luis Romero Trustee
Fresno Farms Yuma Way CA LLC

Margarita Tsalyuk (Greenwood Village, CO), 33.3%

Jessica Reuven (Valley Village), 33.3%

Kirill Merkulov (Aurora, CO), 33.3%

3849 E Ventura St (5) Kearneys Rentals LLC/ 3849 E Ventura LLC
Sanveer Chhina Sanveer Chhina 3539 E Ventura Ave (5) Josefina Rodriguez
Tradecraft Farms Tradecraft Farms Fresno-Fulton  LLC

Barry Gene Walker (Los Angeles), 50%

Gerald Nickerson (Fresno), 5%

3 others from Los Angeles, 45%

3594 E. Ventura (5) Lourdes Monique Diaz, Trustee
Yerba Wellness Hills and Valleys, LLC

Vernon Jones (Fresno), 51%

Daniel Sosa (Los Angeles), 49%

4619 E. Eugenia Ave (5) Immobiliare, LLC
Authentic Fresno Authentic Fresno Willow LLC

Tony Hugan (Walnut), 40%

3 others from out of town, 60%

6929 N Willow Ave, Ste 103-104 (6) Ranjeet Singh
Culture Cannabis Club Fresno Culture Corp

Barigye McCoy (Fresno), 49%

3 from out of town, 51%

314 E. Bullard Ave (6) Jasbir Saggi
Embarc Fresno Compliant and Responsible Retail Fresno LLC

Lauren Carpenter (Sacramento), 100%
Steven Hosey (Fresno), >1%

51 East Pinedale Ave (6) Vardui Imirian
GBH Retail, LLC Fred Fagundes (Fresno), 30.6%

Lloyd Fagundes (Fresno), 30.6%

4 others from Fresno, 38.8%

8070 N Cedar Ave (6) J & V Fresno LLC
Perfect Union Perfect Union – Fresno, LLC
David Michael Spradlin (Sacramento)
45 E. Minarets Ave (6) MWG Real Estate Holdings
Ascent Blackstone Management Co. LLC
Robert Calvert (Mammoth Lakes), 50%Paul Rudder (Mammoth Lakes), 50%
444 N. Blackstone Ave (7) Jack J. Ouzounian and Melene F. Ouziunian
Cake Community Members of Fresno, LLC

Daniel Wise (San Diego), 51%

Saad Pattah (San Marcos), 49%

3034 E McKinley Ave (7) Young Kim & Mija Kim
Crescent Cosmos LLC Klye James Wilkins (Clovis), 50%

Scott John Van Horn (Fresno), 50%

1610 E Gettysburg Ave (7) RKW Homes, Inc. (Kyle Wilkins)
Embarc Fresno Responsible and Compliant Retail Blackstone LLC

Lauren Carpenter (Sacramento), 100%
Steven Hosey (Fresno), >1%

4592 North Blackstone Ave Suite 103 (7) R&R Real Properties Inc
Everything Cannabis Lemon Grove Ventures, LLC

Omar Mohammed Ali Alghazali (Fresno), 51%

3 others from out of town, 49%

4595 E Kings Canyon Rd (7) Central Valley Property Holdings li LLC
Fresh Farms TYL Business Solutions Inc.

Thomas Wood (Squaw Valley), 51%

3 others from out of town, 49%

471-479 E. Belmont (7) Jesus Hernandez
Flavors of Fresno Blue Fire, INC.

Angilbert Sarkis (Oakdale)

3075 N Maroa Ave (7) Bert Sarkis & Devin Stetle
Haven #1 Haven #1 LLC
Jeffrey Shepherd (Fresno), 51%Michael Simonian (Huntington Beach), 49%
Marvin Winkler (Irvine) , >1%
1704 East Belmont Ave (7) Hsiao Yen Miao & Tien Yung Miao
Hemp Valley LLC Pietro De Santis (Fresno) 4561 North Blackstone Ave (7) Pietro De Santis
Sweet Flower 2 Fresno Timothy Dodd (Calabassas), 50%

Michael Thomson (Malibu), 50%

3150 E. Oliver Ave. (7) Jagat Badhesha / VRG Investment Trust
Urban Leef Kortney Potter (Corona) 311 N. Abby St (7) TRTP Inc.
Tejinder Randhawa

Social Equity Applicants

Note: Not all applicants were listed on city’s website. The applications did not contain information on the property owner.

Business name Owners Location (District)
Fresno Canna Co. n/a 3257 W. Shaw #109 (1)
1434 Van Ness LLC n/a 1434 N. Van Ness (1)
Traditional – Fresno – MF Martiza Estrada (Los Angeles), 51%

Aaron Mamann (Los Angeles), 49%

6926 N Weber Ave (2)
Beyond Rooted Isaac Fonseca

Nathan Perez

705 Fulton Street (3)
Boogy Baybe LLC Veronica Gonzalez (Fresno) 351 N Blackstone Ave (3)
Green Leaf Yard LLC Juliana Ramirez (Fresno) 1045 F Street (3)
High Speed Healing n/a 1142 F Street (3)
The Joint 559 n/a 931 E. Divisadero (3)
SKG Trinity Soutchay Soyinthisane (Fresno), 51%

Tomas Patrick Grier (Visalia), 24.5%

Kimberly Ellen Cline (Mariposa), 24.5%

842 N Fulton Street (3)
Traditional – Fresno – AGK LLC Anna Karen Garcia (Los Angeles), 51%

Aaron Mamann (Los Angeles), 49%

2580 S Elm Avenue (3)
TreeHouse Lounge n/a 1048 E Street (3)
Viola Fresno Delanno Hopkins (Fresno), 51%

3 others from out of town, 49%

755 Van Ness Ave (3)
Pure Fresno LLC n/a 4931 N. Blackstone Ave (4)
Green Leaf Yard LLC Juliana Ramirez (Orange Cove) 4756 E. Kings Canyon Rd. (5)
Kindred Empowerment Alton White (Fresno), 51%

2 others from out of town, 49%

6620 N Blackstone Ave (6)
Pure Fresno LLC n/a 90 E. Magill Ave (6)
Roeding Leaf Inc Adolfo Castillo (Fresno), 51%

Miguel Vasquez (Alameda), 17%

Steven Spriggs (Fresno), 16%

William Broomfield (Fresno), 16%

207 E Sierra Avenue (6)
Supreme Flower Rx Eddie Rodriguez (Sanger), 60%

Aaron Anderson (Clovis), 40%

7345 N Abby St (6)
Fresno Compassion Association George Boyadjian (Fresno), 49%

Ryan Gomez (Fresno), 12.75%

Aaron Foster Jr. (Fresno), 12.75%

Alysia Bonner (Fresno), 12.75%

Alex Banda (Fresno), 12.75%

2410 East Ashlan Ave (7)
The People’s Dispensary Isaiah Garner (Fresno), 51%

Gidai Maaza (Fresno), 23%

4 others from out of town, 16%

426 N Blackstone Ave (7)

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