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Popular Oakland Pot Shop Targeted for Closure
Posted by CN Staff on July 11, 2012 at 17:22:33 PT
By Lisa Leff,  The Associated Press
Source: Associated Press
San Francisco -- An Oakland medical marijuana dispensary that has been billed as the largest pot shop on the planet has been targeted for closure by federal prosecutors in Northern California, suggesting that a crackdown on the state's medical marijuana industry remains well under way.U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag has threatened to seize the Oakland property where Harborside Health Center has operated since 2006, as well as its sister shop in San Jose, executive director and co-founder Steve DeAngelo said Tuesday. His employees found court papers announcing asset forfeiture proceedings against Harborside's landlords taped to the doors at the two locations on Monday.
Although medical marijuana is legal in California, a federal court complaint that Haag's office filed Sunday says the dispensaries are violating federal law by selling marijuana. It cites a federal law that "makes it unlawful to rent, lease, profit from or make available for use, with or without compensation, a place for the purpose of unlawfully manufacturing, storing, distributing or using a controlled substance, to wit, marijuana," as justification for going after the landlords.The court action represents an escalation in a months-long, statewide crackdown on medical marijuana by Haag, who said last year that she would try to shut dispensaries that were within 1,000 feet of schools, which Harborside isn't. Haag's office did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press seeking comment.DeAngelo, who was the subject of a Discovery Channel reality TV show called "Weed Wars" last year, vowed to fight the Department of Justice's attempt to put him out of business. Harborside serves about 100,000 medical marijuana users a year and pays $3 million in federal, state and local taxes annually."Harborside has nothing to hide or be ashamed of. We will contest the DOJ action openly and in public, and through all legal means at our disposal. We look forward to our day in court, and are confident that justice is on our side" DeAngelo said.City officials in Oakland, which has reaped about $1 million a year in tax revenue from Harborside, are planning to join DeAngelo on Wednesday at a news conference decrying Haag's action. Earlier this year, federal prosecutors and the Internal Revenue Service raided Oaksterdam University, a medical marijuana trade school in Oakland, and forced its founder to step aside.Source: Associated Press (Wire)Author: Lisa Leff,  The Associated Press Published: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 Copyright: 2012 The Associated PressCannabisNews  Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml 
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Comment #8 posted by afterburner on July 12, 2012 at 07:29:45 PT
Salute, sir!
Steve DeAngelo, fight the federal harpies!
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on July 12, 2012 at 06:28:09 PT
Hope
I agree with you. I knew this was coming from the time it all started and dispensaries started popping up all over. Maybe now we will see it fixed for everyone.
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Comment #6 posted by HempWorld on July 12, 2012 at 05:06:39 PT
States laws are a joke...
"Although medical marijuana is legal in California, a federal court complaint that Haag's office filed Sunday says the dispensaries are violating federal law by selling marijuana."Where is Obama now? Why were we able to vote on Medical Marijuana back in 1995 in CA, when the feds now claim it is illegal?Ca is being played by the feds, because Rocky is in control. What a hoax, called 'democracy' in the USA. Now Stevie D. has to fight Rocky, who will win?
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Comment #5 posted by Hope on July 11, 2012 at 22:18:34 PT
This is it.
The State of California. The patients. The people. The local and state governments and politicians and law enforcement have got to stand up for themselves.Maybe the Feds will slap them in the face. Maybe they won't.
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Comment #4 posted by Richard Zuckerman on July 11, 2012 at 19:44:50 PT:
States' Rights! States' Rights! States' Rights!
States' Rights! States' Rights! States' Rights! I'm going to "write in" either Ron Paul, whoever is the Constitution Party candidate, or whoever is the Libertarian Party, for U.S. President, this November 2012!!I've moved to Washington State and have registered to vote, so that I can contribute my one vote for Initiative 502 which would legalize and tax up to an ounce of Cannabis "Marijuana" this November 2012 Election Day!!! You folks in California may not have a similar opportunity, because you apparently had not obtained enough signatures this year, but you DO have an opportunity to help by voting for the Initiative on your November 2012 Election Ballot which would require labeling of genetically modified food!! You can subscribe for free to the organization known as "Millions Against Monsanto"! I have!!
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Comment #3 posted by Richard Zuckerman on July 11, 2012 at 19:38:49 PT:
Interstate commerce clause litigation:
I'll repeat what I have written in the past: THE LAWYERS MUST RAISE THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE CLAUSE JURISDICTION IN THE FEDERAL TRIAL COURT, IN THE FEDERAL APPEALS COURT, AND TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT!! INTERSTATE COMMERCE CLAUSE JURISDICTION CHALLENGES!! INTERSTATE COMMERCE CLAUSE JURISDICTION CHALLENGES!! INTERSTATE COMMERCE CLAUSE JURISDICTION CHALLENGES!! 
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Comment #2 posted by The GCW on July 11, 2012 at 18:41:50 PT
NOTE:
"City officials in Oakland, which has reaped about $1 million a year in tax revenue from Harborside, are planning to join DeAngelo on Wednesday at a news conference decrying Haag's action."-0--This is good for Mitt Romney 
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Comment #1 posted by Sam Adams on July 11, 2012 at 18:11:48 PT
the usual lies
>>> Haag, who said last year that she would try to shut dispensaries that were within 1,000 feet of schools, which Harborside isn't.But Big Pharma is certainly pleased! Now they're getting some real action for all the money they've paid our masters in Washington.
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