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like melinda hague can say the same thing. thank you so much. all right. all right. there s henry. okay. the precedent-setting ruling today will likely shape the future for cannabis for patients and proprietors and for all of the states with these laws on their books. i m all set, baby. we are going to win. absolutely. that is what we came here to do. for steve, a win is everything. a loss would be devastating. what ya looking for? well, you ve found delicious! must be the honey! it is so honey swagalish so much crunch, can you handle this? the party in the bowl don t stop! must be the honey!
legal, you wouldn t have the worry about the feds knocking down your door. this policy shift led to medical marijuana dispensaries proliferating in all states that previously legalized it. but in the following two years of its release, the department of justice actually increased its raids. in 2011 as the crackdowns continued, the justice department released a subsequent memo saying that medical marijuana patients would be free from prosecution, but not industrial growers. by april 2012, the number of dispensaries raided grew to nearly 200, resulting in over 60 federal indictments. that s more raids than the first four years of the obama administration than in all eight years of the george w. bush presidency. harborside was a model that we looked to and were very happy with. we thought steve was a pioneer in the industry. and we thought he was definitely somebody to look at to do things
discovery of a large marijuana growing operation two weeks ago in this stockton warehouse. public records show corporate paper work for the medicine dispensary goes to matthew davies, a property manager in stockton. you ready to do this? yes. matt davies was federally indicted for growing the very marijuana that he sold in his two california dispensaries. unlike steve d angelo at harborside health, matt is facing a criminal prosecution as a result. now matt, an mba with a wife and two young children, is facing up to 40 years in federal prison. the case of matt davies, more than any other case in this country, demonstrates the conflict between state law and federal law with regards to medical marijuana. matt davies is facing federal charges for manufacturing marijuana, even though the people of california voted overwhelmingly to permit medical marijuana use. matt worked hard to follow the state law. he read the statements by candidate obama, and then
pursued harborside with a vengeance, but they have decided to fight back. within a month, the courts will decide whether or not harborside can continue to do business in california. it is a lot nicer than i thought it would be. it looks like a pot health clinic. it smells like my college bedroom. steve d angelo is the executive director and co-found over harborside center. welcome to harborside. nice to meet you. you, too. what are the ailments that people are seeking when they come in in here for treatment, what is the scope? well, we see everything from very serious illnesses like cancer, hiv, aids, epilepsy to things like anxiety, depression and insomnia, and lot of patients with chronic pain. california law allows doctors the write a recommendation for any condition that can cannabis is active for, and it turns out