The city of Oakland, California has filed a lawsuit to stop federal authorities from shutting down Harborside Health Center. The suit names US Attorney Melinda Haag and Attorney General Eric Holder.
The lawsuit was filed in US District Court by Oakland’s City Attorney Barbara Parker. In it, the city seeks an injunction to stop efforts from federal prosecutors to shut down the medical marijuana collective through civil forfeiture actions they filed in June against Harborside’s Oakland and San Jose locations.
City Attorney Parker released a statement explaining, “This lawsuit is about protecting the rights of legitimate medical patients. I am deeply dismayed that the federal government would seek to deny these rights and deprive thousands of seriously ill Californians of access to safe, affordable and effective medicine.”
City officials are not seeking damages in the case. They simply want Harborside, one of the most prominent medical marijuana dispensaries in California, to be able to remain open and help patients.
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WaterBongs said on Oct 12, 2012
This is GREAT to see local governments and states putting a foot down and defending their rights and laws. We cannot let the federales take away the medical marijuana from patients nor hinder the progression of cannabis, especially medicinal, in this country anymore.
559airandtrees said on Oct 12, 2012
Sweet this is good news
cannalogic said on Oct 13, 2012
Finally, fighting back a bit, what I like to see.
Elvers said on Oct 13, 2012
it's about time some body took the bull by the horns. a woman who has balls,!!!! who ray !!!!
redlaser said on Oct 15, 2012
I'll be interested to see how this turns out, can't believe it's even happening. They fought back in L.A. and got results but this is different. It wasn't an L.A c ity attorney trying to stop the Feds. I'd like to think this is being done for patients, but the cynical side in me can't help but point out that Harborside pays in excess of a million dollars in tax revenue and that has to mean something as well. But I am impressed.
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