Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb 2013 – Judge Throws Out City’s Suit That Challenged Federal Attempts to Close the Dispensary. SAN FRANCISCO – A U.S. magistrate judge last week sided with federal prosecutors in dismissing a lawsuit by the city of Oakland that challenged as illegal federal attempts to close the nation’s largest medical marijuana dispensary.

Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec 2012 – A Federal Judge Will Hold the First Hearing As Oakland Seeks to Bar Store’s Closure. SAN FRANCISCO – A showdown over the fate of the country’s largest medical marijuana dispensary heads to federal court here Thursday, and the outcome could hint at what lies ahead as a growing number of states opt for legalization.

Los Angeles Times, 08 Nov 2012 – Dispensaries Are Rejected in Several Races. Hetch Hetchy Measure Is Defeated. While voters in Colorado and Washington opted to legalize recreational marijuana use, a host of California communities moved instead to curtail the booming cannabis industry.

Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep 2012 – A Crackdown on Pot Dispensaries Threatens to Derail a Man’s Quest to Control His Son’s Seizures Topamax. Depakote. Phenobarbital. The list goes on. Before Jayden David turned 5, he had tried a dozen powerful medications to tame a rare form of epilepsy. The side effects were devastating.