Federal Lawsuit Against Nation’s Largest Medical Marijuana Dispensary Dismissed
The civil forfeiture action was filed by former U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag in 2012, after which the city of Oakland came to the defense of the Harborside Health Center by filing its own suit to block the seizure.
Reuters:
U.S. To End Bid To Close Major California Pot Dispensary -Lawyers
Federal prosecutors have agreed to dismiss a four-year-old forfeiture case in northern California aimed at shutting down the largest medical marijuana dispensary in the United States, attorneys for the clinic said on Tuesday. (Christie, 5/4)
Bay Area News Group:
City Officials: Feds Drop Lawsuit On Harborside, Oakland's Largest Medical Marijuana Dispensary
A lawsuit against the nation's largest medical marijuana dispensary has gone up in smoke after Oakland city officials announced Tuesday that the federal lawsuit has been dropped. The U.S. attorney's office would not confirm the status of the civil forfeiture suit, filed by former U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag in 2012. Haag's action threatened the Harborside Health Center property in Oakland with seizure on the basis that the building was being used for illegal activity. (Ruggiero, 5/4)