'Marijuana superstore' wins legal battle over medical pot shops in California

The dismissal releases the largest medical cannabis dispensary in the US from a tug of war between local and federal authorities over medical marijuana
The Guardian (UK)
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

harborside-dispensaryThe largest licensed medical cannabis dispensary in the US, once dubbed the “marijuana superstore”, has won a four-year legal battle with federal prosecutors who tried to shutter its Oakland and San Jose pot shops. The government withdrew its forfeiture action intended to close down Harborside Health Center. The dismissal releases the dispensary from a tug of war between local and federal authorities over medical marijuana. Steve DeAngelo, Harborside’s executive director, hailed the move as a signal of “the beginning of the end of federal prohibition”.