Liberty Zabala reports:
A former doctor’s guilty plea in federal court Wednesday will lead to shut down of six medical marijuana clinics across San Diego County.
Defendant Nelson Leone, 72, of San Diego, pleaded guilty to identity theft for issuing forged recommendations under another doctor’s name.
As a result, six medical marijuana clinics he owned in San Diego, Poway and El Cajon known as “Green Cross Evaluations” will close.
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