City of Oakland and Feds Go Toe-to-Toe in Medical Marijuana Dispensary Forfeiture Case

San Francisco, CA -- The Obama Administration will be going toe-to-toe in federal court Thursday at 10am with the City of Oakland and California's largest medical marijuana dispensary, Harborside Health Center. U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag filed forfeiture proceedings in July against Harborside's landlords to force the dispensary to close its two locations in Oakland and San Jose. Then, in October, the City of Oakland filed its own legal action against Haag and her boss, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Harborside serves thousands of patients, pays local, state and federal taxes, and has been legally operating in Oakland since 2006.