The co-owner of a Chula Vista marijuana dispensary who was criminally indicted by federal prosecutors last year has agreed to sell his stake in the business, but city officials have yet to sign off on the proposed new partner.
Andres Camberos, one of the principal owners of the Grasshopper Dispensary along Trousdale Drive, was told to divest from the business after he was charged with federal crimes, or risk the loss of the city license.
According to a federal indictment unsealed in September, Camberos and his sister, Adriana Camberos, bought groceries and other consumer goods at a discount on the promise that they would be marketed in Mexico.
But the siblings instead sold the products in the United States, undercutting business rivals, the indictment alleges. As the subject of a federal indictment, Andres Camberos was in jeopardy of having his Chula Vista pot dispensary license revoked.
Late last year, Chula Vista officials informed licensee Vista Property Holdings that Camberos would have to sell his stake in the company in order for Grasshopper Dispensary to keep its license.
City officials said they recently received a change-of-ownership request from an attorney representing Vista Property Holdings.
“This request sought to remove Mr. Camberos as an owner and approve a