Feds filed a civil forfeiture complaint to close a marijuana store in Berkeley . Berkeley , California , officials respond in response saying feds are trying to harm city . ` ` It is time for the federal government to wake up and stop these ... actions , '' mayor says . In May , the U.S. government filed a complaint for forfeiture against a property leased by the retail marijuana store Berkeley Patients Group at 2366 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley , according to court papers filed by U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag . The ' ` ` fight - back '' follows a similar local campaign in Oakland , group says .
Feds filed a civil forfeiture complaint to close a marijuana store in Berkeley . Berkeley , California , officials respond in response saying feds are trying to harm city . ` ` It is time for the federal government to wake up and stop these ... actions , '' mayor says . The ' ` ` fight - back '' follows a similar local campaign in Oakland , group says .