Patients, Property Owners And Cooperatives

[Michael Komorn]

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.

[+420Atheist]

Interesting. Do you give this one even 50/50 odds Michael?

[Michael Komorn]

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.

[pic book]

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

[LongHairBri]

Lawyer speak interpretated: the odds are on the order of 1 in 106,771

LOL

[newbie313]

Wow

[Hempcheff]

[+420Atheist]

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.