Feds Targeting Financial Institutions Backing California Marijuana Dispensaries
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Keeping in line with the progressive, confiscate as much private property as possible, policies, Eric Holder of "Operation Gunrunner", has the Obama Justice Department stepping in to the fight to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries in California, thereby attempting to seize private property where clinics are located. In doing this they have gone after one bank that holds the clinics mortgage. In typical Marxist fashion, they're coming to trample on state's rights and to validate their centralized, power elite structure.
Unbelievably, Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana clinic, attorney Greg Anton, was quoted as stating that Chase bank has received a letter to evict the medical marijuana clinic, as it holds the mortgage on the Fairfax California building.
U.S. Attorney for the northern district of California, Melinda Haag, who according to Anton sent the bank a letter that was similar to the one to Chase Bank on September 28th. According to Anton, he obtained a copy of the letter that was sent not only to Marin Alliance landlord JP Morgan Chase, but to other medical marijuana dispensaries landlords. The letter was threatening to owners if they do not evict the clinics selling medical cannabis in a 45 day time limit they could face criminal charges.
The alleged letter sent to Chase Bank, has been a no comment, according to the JP Morgan Chase spokesman. The Northern District U.S. Attorney’s Office stated it is not able to comment on the letters that were sent. California has had a marijuana industry that has been becoming more prominent since; medical marijuana was legalized with Proposition 215 in 1196. October 7, 2011 the Justice Department began its action against the medical marijuana clinics in four federal districts in California.
According to Deputy Attorney General James Cole the department is not focusing the investigation on the patient that is suffering from a serious illness or the caregiver of a cancer patient or any other severe illness. Cole statement comes after the U.S. attorneys for Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Sacramento have begun action against approximately 16 medical marijuana distributors in these federal districts.
Marin Alliance Medical Marijuana Clinic owner Lynnette Shaw stated that they are the oldest medical marijuana dispensary and expects to be evicted from the premises that her clinic is located. Shaw is attempting to obtain a court order or possibly an executive order that would place a temporary stay on the U.S. Attorneys legal actions.
Shaw says that her landlord, Chase Bank is afraid of the legal threats they have received and of the Justice Department and have requested that she removed the medical marijuana from the premises. She goes on to state that she has been in business for 15 years and has never sold cannabis for non-medical reasons or sold to people out of state. Shaw stated she has complied with all of the state laws for her medical marijuana clinic.
There was a Tuesday meeting between local legislators and clinic owners in San Francisco, with California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano stating that this is a destructive attack not only on the medical marijuana clinics, but also the patients. Ammiano said that President Obama, who was in California this week needs to reverse the decision and the policy that is in effect. California’s decision to allow residents to have the right to use cannabis as a medical treatment should be respected.
The National Cannabis Industry Association Executive Director Aaron Smith stated that the President should stop the Justice Department for going against his administration’s policy to respect the medical marijuana laws. The actions of the Justice Department could affect medical marijuana related actions in the District of Columbia and 15 states.
According to the Kevin Sabet, former Senior Policy Advisor to Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske for the administration has stated that financial institutions that have dealings with medical marijuana businesses should be prepared. Sebet stated that the enforcement actions in California should be watched by states that have or will legalize medical marijuana.
Federal and state laws in every state makes it illegal to smoke cannabis and does not permit the entire marijuana plant to be smoked for medical reasons or other reasons. It is recognized that marijuana does have medical value. Attorney General Holder has to approve any actions, and Sebet does not believe that the Department of Justice will only be focusing on the state of California.
Los Angeles personal injury attorney, Michael Ehline, Esq., who represents chronic pain victims, states that: "This is a fundamental state's rights issue. Patients and their physicians should have the ultimate say here. With oppressive laws like Obamacare, our bodies are becoming more and more, the property of the federal government, and this is not what our founders had in mind. And the White House's on again off again, selective enforcement of laws in relation to voting cycles, turns our laws into a Cronie dictatorship of traps for the unwary."
The medical marijuana dispensaries that are located outside of California have not received the letters from the Justice Department like the ones in the state. However, some have been audited by the IRS due to deductions that the IRS can penalize the marijuana dispensary under tax code 208 E that was passed during Ronald Reagan’s administration in 1982 for, trafficking a controlled substance. This is a method that kept drug dealers from taking deductions that focused on trafficking activities.
National Cannabis Industry Association chairwoman Jill Lamoureux stated she was aware of one such audit that occurred in Colorado, but the details were kept confidential. She did know that there was no fines or additional taxes accessed and the deductions were acceptable.
Lamoureux said that should the IRS make a decision that the medical marijuana industry is not permitted to take standard business deductions it will be a severe hit to the businesses that provide medical marijuana for patients, but also contribute to the local and state economy. The chairwoman believes that the cannabis industry severely needs new growth.
According to Sebet the message that is being sent is that cannabis is illegal and it is being taken seriously by the federal government. This is how they are reminding patients and clinic owners, should be reminded that marijuana is illegal and it is their way of ending the medical marijuana industry.
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