Owners of Medical Cannabis Club Face Arraignment Today

Two owners of a medical cannabis club in Newark are expected to be arraigned at the Fremont Hall of Justice Thursday, following their June 28 arrest on suspicion of drug-related charges, a California Department of Justice spokeswoman said.

Bob Uwanawich, 39, of Fremont and Teddy Miller, 47, of Salinas are facing charges of possession for sale of marijuana and sales of marijuana at Newark’s Cannabis Collective and three locations disguised as storefronts, said Special Agent Michelle Gregory of the state Department of Justice.

at their residences — which appeared to be storefronts — on June 28, the same day law enforcement agencies raided NBD Cannabis Collective on the 7100 block of Thornton Avenue in Newark.

All four locations were searched Tuesday as part of the investigation. Two of those locations are in Fremont, one on the 38400 block of Fremont Boulevard and the other on the 40500 block of the same street.

The fourth business that was raided is on the 1300 block of North Main Street in Salinas, about 77 miles away from the Cannabis Collective in Newark.

Throughout the day Wednesday, individuals knocked on the doors of NBD Cannabis Collective to find the business locked up and the “open” sign off.

The psychic business on the 38400 block of Fremont Boulevard also had its “open” sign turned off Wednesday.

Gregory said she expects the locations will remain closed while the two owners are in custody and the investigation continues.

During Tuesday’s raid of NBD, agents and officers found $30,000 in cash, a shotgun, 500 edibles and 20 pounds of processed marijuana for sale that tested positive for THC, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, which is not permitted for medical use, Gregory said.

According to Gregory, the collective was not operating under the proper guidelines set forth by California Department of Public Health’s Medical Marijuana Program and Senate Bill 420. The guidelines, for example, require selling to patients, who must sign waivers.

On its website, NBD Collective states that property of NBD “is to be used for medical purposes only, as stated by California Proposition 215 and SB420.”

It is believed that marijuana was being sold illegally at the three locations, which are not collectives, outside of Newark, Gregory added.

The investigation continues with an analysis of the owners’ financial records, including their safety deposit boxes and bank accounts, Gregory said. She added that the Franchise Tax Board will also look into their reported earnings.