Michael Komorn Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 PATIENTS,PROPERTY OWNERS AND COOPERATIVES SUE U.S.GOVERNMENT, SEEK IMMEDIATE HALT TO MEDICAL CANNABIS CRACKDOWN MEDIA ADVISORY Nov. 7, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO – Lawyers for a growing coalition of Californians who suddenly find themselves under attack by the state’s four U.S.Attorneys – including patients, property owners and medical cannabis cooperatives – will file suit against the federal government, seeking an immediate halt to a statewide crackdown. The lawsuit will be brought simultaneously in each of the four federal districts in California – San Francisco (Northern), Sacramento(Eastern), Los Angeles (Central) and San Diego (Southern) – where U.S.Attorneys have threatened criminal prosecution of both tenants and landlords where medical cannabis dispensaries exist. The four U.S. Attorneys have also threatened the landlords with forfeiture of their properties. A press conference will be held in San Francisco Monday morning to announce the lawsuit. Who: Patients, landlords and medical cannabis cooperatives What: Press conference to announce lawsuit against U.S. government When: 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7 Where: Kumin Sommers LLP The Flood Building 870 Market Street, Suite 428, San Francisco The lawsuit will seek an immediate order from a federal judge to stop the crackdown on cooperatives, property owners and businesses that support them. (Americans for Safe Access also filed suit last month against the federal government, but did not seek an immediate restraining order.) “This is multi pronged, organized effort to get into court and to send a message to the federal government that we need to stop the aggression and sit down and talk reasonably about these issues,” said San Francisco attorney Matt Kumin, one of the lawyers bringing the federal suit forward. Details of the lawsuit will be discussed at Monday’s press conference. Plaintiffs and attorneys will be available for interviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+420Atheist Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Interesting. Do you give this one even 50/50 odds Michael? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Komorn Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Some of the Lawyers involved seemed to be somewhat optimistic, but I believe there hope is to mostly open up some real dialog. The law suit creates a person/entity in this case the Federal Government, to be the opposition. The law suit may get tossed, but for a moment in time, may force them to talk, discuss and resolve before it gets tossed. I am more hopeful than placing odds, at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pic book Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Some of the Lawyers involved seemed to be somewhat optimistic, but I believe there hope is to mostly open up some real dialog. The law suit creates a person/entity in this case the Federal Government, to be the opposition. The law suit may get tossed, but for a moment in time, may force them to talk, discuss and resolve before it gets tossed. I am more hopeful than placing odds, at this point. Lawyer speak interpretated: the odds are on the order of 1 in 106,771 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongHairBri Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Lawyer speak interpretated: the odds are on the order of 1 in 106,771 LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie313 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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+420Atheist Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Some of the Lawyers involved seemed to be somewhat optimistic, but I believe there hope is to mostly open up some real dialog. The law suit creates a person/entity in this case the Federal Government, to be the opposition. The law suit may get tossed, but for a moment in time, may force them to talk, discuss and resolve before it gets tossed. I am more hopeful than placing odds, at this point. Thanks Michael. I appreciate your thoughts. I sure hope this one gets wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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