In what represents a serious escalation in the federal attack on safe access to medical cannabis in California, Northern California US Attorney Melinda Haag has initiated property forfeiture proceedings against the landlord of Harborside Health Center’s two locations in the Bay Area. They need your help right now to push back on the federal assault. Harborside is fighting this cruel federal action, and so are we. On June 7th, Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress he will only enforce against dispensaries violating state law. In her statement on the raid, Ms. Haag admitted that Harborside was breaking no local laws. Join us in demanding that Obama rein in this out-of-control prosecutor and respect state laws! If you haven’t signed the petition asking Holder to be a man of his word and stop the raids of state-permitted cooperatives and collectives, please do so now. If you live in the region, you can call Obama’s Bay Area campaign headquarters and ask that he reign in or remove US Attorney Melinda Haag. Call > 510 863 9632 < to reach the campaign. Remember to be brief and courteous. Harborside is a model medical cannabis collective, enjoying the strong support of local and state officials. Serving 100,000 patients, founders Steve DeAngelo and David Weddingdress pioneered security, doctor verification, comprehensive wellness and cannabis testing services that are beginning to transform the distribution of cannabis - by putting the patients’ needs first. Zealous prosecutor Haag needs to shut them down so that the drug warriors can continue to claim that cannabis has no medical value - by destroying the evidence that Harborside has helped make tens of thousands of people’s lives better. You can take an active part in the movement by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and sharing ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer’s Huffington Post blog. This summer, we will turn up the heat on the Obama administration to stop the raids. Join or donate to an initative or group today to help support nationwide actions to demand respect for state medical cannabis laws. U.S. Attorney: Why I’m busting Harborside Health Center This from U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag in San Francisco: On Monday, July 9, this office filed civil forfeiture actions against 1840 Embarcadero, Oakland, California, and 2106 Ringwood Avenue, San Jose, where Harborside, a marijuana dispensary claiming over 108,000 customers, operates. This office has used its limited resources to address those marijuana dispensaries that operate close to schools, parks and playgrounds. As I have said in the past, this is a non-exclusive list of factors relevant to whether we should commence civil forfeiture actions against marijuana properties, and circumstances may require us to address other situations. I now find the need to consider actions regarding marijuana superstores such as Harborside. The larger the operation, the greater the likelihood that there will be abuse of the state’s medical marijuana laws, and marijuana in the hands of individuals who do not have a demonstrated medical need. The filing of the civil forfeiture complaints against the two Harborside properties is part of our measured effort to address the proliferation of illegal marijuana businesses in the Northern District of California. The way I read the statement, Harborside hasn’t actually done anything illegal (at least in terms of California law) that we can find. but because it’s big, it must be guilty. http://blog.sfgate.com/bottomline/2012/07/11/u-s-attorney-why-im-busting-harborside-health-center/  For source, visit - Oregon Kills Medical Marijuana Deduction for Food Stamp Applicants - oregonlive.com

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