Oaksterdam founder to leave cannabis business [View all]
Source: Oakland Tribune
Oakland- Richard Lee said he will relinquish ownership of his marijuana-related businesses, including Oaksterdam University, as he braces for a possible federal indictment on tax charges.
"I think with my legal issues, it's the best thing," Lee said Friday. "I've been on the front lines for 20 years. I think I've done my duty and it's time for other people to take over."
Lee is one of the nation's foremost medical marijuana advocates, leading the movement to tax and regulate the drug and bankrolling Prop. 19, the failed 2010 statewide ballot measure that would have legalized it.
Federal authorities, including agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency and Internal Revenue Service, raided Lee's home near Lake Merritt early Monday as well as his four downtown Oakland storefronts, hauling away computers, files and pot plants, and leaving behind little more than office furniture. The raid was the highest profile move against California's medical marijuana establishment since October when the state's U.S. Attorney's announced new enforcement measures that have resulted in dozens of dispensaries closing down statewide.
Read more: http://www.insidebayarea.com/oakland-tribune/ci_20343751/oaksterdam-founder-leave-cannabis-business
Just remember come NOvember, this quote from attorney, Lisa Gygax, "Every time you close down someone like Richard Lee, no one is cheering louder than Mexican cartels," she said.
Seems to be what the Powers That Be(PTB) want in this country, after all if the video from UCLA is true and shows that Cannabis can help to cure some forms of Cancers. Check out the video forum for video post on this subject matter. (Thanks to Kpete's post)
Why is Cannabis still in a class of drugs with NO medical benefits? is it in part due to the fact that Cannabis may help cure some forms of Cancer and the PTB don't want that now do they! As it would most likely harm their profit margins,.......
SO, NO cure for You! Kinda goes along with the Soup Nazi, only with Cannabis.
Thank You, Richard Lee for the work you've done and hopefully it will be carried on into the future!
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