Posted on 07/12/2012 1:20:55 AM PDT by grundle
Federal prosecutors have filed civil forfeiture actions against an Oakland medical marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the world's largest
Harborside says it is the largest medical marijuana dispensary in the world, serving more than 100,000 patients
In a statement on its website, the clinic said, "Harborside has nothing to be ashamed of, and will contest the Federal actions openly and publicly, with every legal means at our disposal."
"We look forward to our day in court, and are confident that justice is on our side. Come what may, we shall continue to care for our patients unless we are physically prevented from doing so," the statement said.
California, which in 1996 became the first state to decriminalize medical marijuana. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have followed suit.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Sometimes with the vocal support of self-proclaimed "conservatives."
Law got nuttin’ to do wid it. You wanna sell beer in Chicago, you pay off the mob. Or you don’t sell no more beer in Chicago. You gotcha a nice little pot mart here. Pity if anything wuz to happen to it. Now, about that campaign contribution...
Human nature, I suppose. I’ve always said most “conservatives” would crap their pants if they ever had to live under the Constitutional government they say they support.
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