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.
This fall, Oakland became the first municipality to sue federal
prosecutors in an attempt to block them from shuttering a medical
cannabis facility. Harborside Health Center, with facilities in Oakland
and San Jose, has more than 108,000 members in its patient collective.
The first hearing in the high-profile case comes a month after
Colorado and Washington voters legalized the use and sale of small
amounts of recreational marijuana
