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A New Orleans-styled funeral procession marched from the Haight District to the Phillip Burton Federal building yesterday, mourning the shuttering of medical marijuana dispensaries under siege from federal authorities. Photos by Luke Thomas.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

August 2, 2012<\/p>\n

A coalition of many as 200 medical cannabis community members staged a New Orleans-styled mock funeral Wednesday to protest the Obama administration\u2019s forced shuttering of San Francisco dispensaries.<\/p>\n

The recent closures of the Vapor Room and HopeNet are a direct result of an ongoing federal crackdown on safe access dispensaries that law enforcement authorities say are operating out of compliance with state law.\u00a0 The closures follow direct threats of criminal prosecutions and asset forfeitures by Northern District US Attorney Melinda Haag against the dispensaries\u2019 landlords.\u00a0 Nine other San Francisco dispensaries as well as other dispensaries in the Bay Area have shuttered due to the threats.<\/p>\n

Despite the passage of Proposition 215 in 1996 by California voters which allows for the cultivation and possession of marijuana for medical use, Haag maintains she is responding to lettered complaints about the proximity of dispensaries to schools, parks and playgrounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarijuana is illegal under federal law and I felt like I had to do something to respond to those members of my community that don’t support it and don’t support the impact they believe it’s having,\u201d Haag told KQED\u2019s Michael Montgomery during a March 15 radio interview<\/a>. \u201cThe main complaint and the main theme expressed by the people that I’ve heard from is the impact on children, so with my limited resources I decided to focus on children.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later in the interview, Haag says, \u201cI don’t want to send the message that if you are more than 1000 feet from a school you will not be targeted. I don’t know that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Advocates argue the closures will drive medical marijuana patients to obtain their medicine from black market operators and illicit cartels.\u00a0 Some fear Haag is an opportunistic rogue prosecutor who is using proximity as a pretext to impose her values on medical marijuana communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cClearly the problem is not that you\u2019re too close to a school, or because you\u2019re too big, or because you\u2019re too little \u2013 this is a coordinated campaign by multiple federal agencies,\u201d said Steve DeAngelo, proprietor of Harborside Health Center in Oakland. \u201cThe real problem is that we\u2019ve created positive examples of regulated cannabis distribution that has generated taxes, and created jobs that has taken money away from the criminal underground, that has taken patients out of contact with the criminal underground, and has reduced the burden on law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Federal policy achieves the exact opposite, DenAngelo said, arguing Haag is acting out of compliance with Department of Justice policy.\u00a0 He cited recent comments made under oath by US Attorney Eric Holder to Congress in which Holder stated federal authorities would only target those medical marijuana dispensaries that operate outside of state law.<\/p>\n

DeAngelo, who voted for Obama in 2008 and raised money for his campaign, said he is \u201cterribly disappointed\u201d in the president.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom my point of view, the president has failed to keep the promise that he made to our community and that\u2019s why we\u2019re here now – we\u2019re calling on him to make sure that promise is honored.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Steve DeAngelo speaks to reporters at the beginning of the march close to the former location of the now shuttered Vapor Room.<\/p><\/div>\n

Obama counters he cannot \u201cnullify congressional law.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I specifically said was that we were not going to prioritize prosecutions of persons who are using medical marijuana,\u201d Obama told<\/a> Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone. \u201cI never made a commitment that somehow we were going to give carte blanche to large-scale producers and operators of marijuana \u2013 and the reason is, because it\u2019s against federal law. I can’t nullify congressional law.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can’t ask the Justice Department to say, \u2018Ignore completely a federal law that\u2019s on the books.\u2019 What I can say is, \u2018Use your prosecutorial discretion and properly prioritize your resources to go after things that are really doing folks damage.\u2019 As a consequence, there haven’t been prosecutions of users of marijuana for medical purposes,\u201d Obama added.<\/p>\n

Several elected officials attended a rally held outside the Phillip Burton Federal Building – where the march from the Haight District terminated – to condemn the actions of the Obama administration.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s an important election year \u2013 we don\u2019t want the Republicans to win \u2013 but somehow the Department of Justice, the IRS, and our US attorneys are harming Obama\u2019s chances of winning,” said Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, adding, “We really need to hold the Obama administration responsible.”<\/p>\n

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Assemblymember Tom Ammiano tells rally participants Obama must be held responsible for the federal crackdown.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIf president Bush can go eight years without infringing on the rights of these patients, why is the Obama administration doing the exact opposite?\u201d said District 9 Supervisor David Campos.\u00a0 \u201cWe expect better, we deserve better \u2013 and if you want to get re-elected, you better do the right thing for these patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

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District 9 Supervisor David Campos, an openly gay man, said medical marijuana has helped patients cope with HIV Aids, cancers and other debilitating diseases.<\/p><\/div>\n

District 5 Supervisor Christina Olague added, \u201cWe have to make sure that despite all of this, we have to find a way to make sure that the Vapor Room and HopeNet can continue to serve the medical cannabis community. I don\u2019t know how were going to do that but we\u2019ll figure it out in City Hall.\u201d<\/p>\n

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District 9 appointed Supervisor Christina Olague’s message to Obama: “Enough is enough.”<\/p><\/div>\n

John Dennis, a libertarian Republican who is running for the Eighth Congressional District seat against incumbent Nancy Pelosi in November, and who was denied an opportunity to speak at the rally in support of medical marijuana, told FCJ, \u201cI am here to support people who want access to safe medicine. It\u2019s that simple.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are all sort of fundamental issues tied up in this,\u201d Dennis added.\u00a0 \u201cThere are states rights issues, individual rights issues and property rights issues \u2013 all pushed over by federal thugs.\u00a0 They want to impose their values on sick people in San Francisco. \u00a0It\u2019s a disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Republican candidate for Congress, John Dennis.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Brass Mafia marching band led the funeral procession from the Haight District to the Phillip Burton Federal Building.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Candidate for District 5 Supervisor Julian Davis (right) said, \u201cSan Francisco and state law has evolved unequivocally to support the rights of patients and safe access to medical cannabis. It\u2019s appalling to see the federal government, contrary to its own stated mandate of this administration, targeting and going after the medical cannabis community this year.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mock funeral organizer Stephanie Tucker leads the procession past City Hall.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The mock funeral procession was dominated by an effigy of Northern District US Attorney Melinda Haag.<\/p><\/div>\n

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An effigy of Northern District US Attorney Melinda Haag set against the backdrop of her offices located at the Phillip Burton Federal Building.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Federal security personnel locked the doors to the Phillip Burton Federal Building upon arrival of the funeral procession.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rally participants listen to short speeches from several elected officials and advocates of medical marijuana.<\/p><\/div>\n

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During a ribbon cutting ceremony, the Phillip Burton Federal Building was declared the newest medical cannabis dispensary in San Francisco.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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