Ways Charlie complied.......

- Charlie contacted his local DEA office, Central California DEA office and finally the Federal DEA office prior to opening his dispensay. He was told it was up to state and local officials

- Charlie then obtained a business license from the City of Morro Bay

- Morro Bay presented CCCC with a list of ordinances which Charlie abided by meticulously.

- All customers were required to show ID and recommendations from a doctor. Detailed files were kept of each patient.

- Anyone under the age of 18 was required to have a parent present along with a referral card.

- Employees of CCCC paid federal and state taxes

THE TENTH AMENDMENT

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

For more information on the 10th Amendment see The Constitution of The United States. A document that Charles Lynch thought to be the most powerful in the World