Oakland Tries to Keep Medical Marijuana Fight Against Feds Burning
The city refuses to give up its fight against the federal government's attempt to shut down the nation's largest medical marijuana dispensary.
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Federal Magistrate Rules for Harborside Medical Marijuana Dispensary
A federal magistrate in Oakland Monday ruled that landlords for the Harborside Health Center cannot stop it from selling medical marijuana in their properties in the cities of Oakland and San Jose. Federal Magistrate Maria-Elena James issued an order blocking the landlords from forcing Harborside to close its doors.
Nation’s Largest Medical Marijuana Dispensary Fights In Federal Court To Stay Open in Oakland and San Jose
For more than six years, the federal government watched quietly as Harborside Medical Center grew to become the nation's largest medical marijuana dispensary despite knowing that its operations were illegal under federal law.
Landlord Can’t Evict Oakland Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Oakland's Harborside Health Center is in the business of selling medical marijuana. This is obvious to anyone -- and in particular the dispensary's landlord, who last week had her effort to evict the dispensary tossed by a judge.
Oakland Sues Federal Prosecutors Over Medical Marijuana Crackdown
The city of Oakland became the first known jurisdiction yesterday to sue the federal government over its attempts to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries, escalating the local-federal battle over criminalization of the drug.
Feds Show Little Interest in San Jose, Where Dispensaries Are Illegal
Aside from strikes at the medical marijuana industry's most vocal, visible, and influential leaders, little rhyme or reason has accompanied the federal Justice Department's crackdown on California cannabis.
Steve DeAngelo: Gun Violence Kills 7 as Feds Target Medical Cannabis in Oakland
Ever since the launch of the resurgent campaign against medical cannabis, I and other movement leaders have warned that limited federal law enforcement resources should be devoted to real crime, not medical cannabis.
IRS Ruling Strikes Fear in Medical Marijuana Industry
In a potentially crushing blow to the burgeoning medical marijuana industry, the IRS has ruled that dispensaries cannot deduct standard business expenses such as payroll, security or rent.
