Litigation
Feb. 15, 2013
City of Oakland loses bid to stop federal government from shutting down pot dispensary
The city of Oakland's legal effort to stop the federal government from shutting down the country's largest not-for-profit medical marijuana dispensary was tossed out Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The city of Oakland's legal effort to stop the federal government from shutting down the country's largest not-for-profit medical marijuana dispensary hit a wall on Thursday.
In an order dismissing the city's suit, U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James sided with federal prosecutors' argument that the city lacks subject matter jurisdiction to file a case regarding the U.S. Departm...
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