John Sullivan was indicted in July 2006, when the Drug Enforcement Administration executed massive simultaneous raids on San Diego’s medical marijuana dispensaries. The action shut down most of the dispensaries in the region, including Sullivan’s “Purple Bud Room” and “Tender Holistics Care.” During the investigation of these facilities, which began in September 2005, an undercover officer claimed that he was able to purchase marijuana for his dog. Sullivan’s indictment contained counts for cultivation, as well as for conspiracy to cultivate and conspiracy to distribute marijuana. While also facing state charges stemming from the raids, Sullivan pled guilty in federal court to growing three hundred marijuana plants. In August 2007, he was sentenced to five years in federal prison and five years of probation. Sullivan served some of his time in Oregon, before being transferred to a federal prison in Florida. He was then released to a southern California halfway house in mid-2010.

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