filed civil asset forfeiture proceedings in july of 2012 meaning that all of harbor side's profit and assets are now vulnerable to seizure. even though harborside is fully compliant with the california law, the federal government used the dispensary as a criminal organization. but harborside has chosen to fight back and has an unusual ally in their corner, the city of oakland has taken the u.s. government to court to keep harborside up and running. this marks the first time any city has taken the u.s. government to court over its marijuana laws. >> so our next big test is going to be december 20th. it's going to be a really historic day of hearings. critical constitutional issues about the power of localities, cities, states, and the federal government and their relationships to each other are going to be discussed and implicated in this case. it is a case of huge national importance. first, we're going to hear a