The US attorneys continue their crackdown.
Federal Judges Ask Harborside Prosecutor: Why Have You Picked This Fight?
The federal government is showing signs of exhaustion in its fight against medical cannabis. A member of a three-judge panel at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday boldly asked federal prosecutors, “Why have you picked this fight [with the Oakland-licensed dispensary Harborside Health Center]?”
"What's the end game here?" judge Stephen Murphy III asked the prosecution, according to reports from the San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle and other sources.
"In light of the (recent policy changes) it's a little curious we're here in this case," Judge Johnnie Rawlinson added.
The federal prosecutor for US Attorney Melinda Haag said he did not know why the office is still pursuing Harborside.
Haag continues to seek dispensary properties despite direction from both Congress and the US Attorney General’s Office to do something more useful with her scarce time and resources.
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