Feds target $20 million 'Weed Wars' medical marijuana dispensary in Calif.

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Feds target $20 million 'Weed Wars' medical marijuana dispensary in Calif.

By msnbc.com staff and news services

SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal prosecutors have filed civil forfeiture actions against an Oakland medical marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the world's largest, as part of a crackdown by U.S. authorities on California's massive cannabis trade.

The lawsuits, filed on Monday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, seek forfeiture of two properties where Harborside Health Center operates, said Melinda Haag, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California.

The action against Harborside is the latest in a crackdown on what federal prosecutors say is a flourishing network of illegal cannabis suppliers operating across California under the cover of the state's medical marijuana law.
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The possession or sale of marijuana is illegal under federal law, which does not have an exemption for medical purposes.

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Thank heaven the federal government is focused on the really critical things like whether doctors prescribe marijuana for some of their patients and whether a baseball player juiced or not.