emulate. harborside and you, and you and harborside are the first medical marijuana cannabis dispensary that has stood up to the medical government. they have done it to other dispensaries, but they have quietly closed down. why do more people not fight back? they re scared and it s very expensive. the odds are overwhelming. it s very few people that are willing to stand up to the united states of america. and that s what he s doing. he s willing to make a sacrifice for what he believes in. i mean, this is the united states of america versus harborside. the day steve d angelo has been waiting for is finally here. chief federal justice maria elena james is hearing their motions, and she could effectively shutdown harborside for good. i came from kentucky. i love you. i love you. i love your brother.
this form, which i was even more shocked by, now i have the ability to grow marijuana, and in the state of california and in san francisco, i can grow up to 24 plants in my backyard if i so wanted to. now that i have my card, the next stop is over in oakland bay. harborside was founded in 2006 as a model of what a medical marijuana dispensary could be. this is the largest dispensary in the united states, but according to the feds harborside is the largest illegal drug distribution center in the country. and today hello, man. i m harborside s newest hire. harborside faces an uncertain future, and federal efforts have forced a closure of more than 600 dispensaries in california alone. u.s. attorney melinda hague has
miscarriage of justice it would be to put him in prison. dispensaries can t stay open without a steady supply of product to sell. cannabis is a plant and for harborside to operate, someone has to grow it. in california, dispensaries are state licensed, but not any of the growers. leaving them with no real legal protection and living under the constant threat of prosecution. once targeted, the growing operation s legal consequences could be much more severe than dispensaries, as they are often subject to severe mandatory federal sentences. so i m locked in the back of a blacked out van somewhere in northern california being driven to an undisclosed location where they grow vast amounts of marijuana. there are some other stipulations that we have to follow now. we can t show any of the people who work there. we can t show any of the people
are really starting to do to turn people around to this notion when they see it is a business and not shady guys on the street corners and people hanging out with tank tops and selling drugs, they will see that it is people running clean establishments that are safe, that ultimately, not only generate revenue for the city, but generate vast amounts of tax revenue for the country. i mean, it could really change things. and if the government decides to regulate and tax, we might soon be calling the bureau of atf, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and marijuana. on february 14th, 2013, judge james ruled that the city of oakland had no standing in suing the federal government on behalf of harborside and threw the case out. harborside is still awaiting a trial date to present their case in front of a bay area jury. the case will most likely be set for 2014. facing the possibility of a much longer sentence, on may 31st,
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