. >> melinda hague is -- melinda haag is the u.s.ttorney for california. >> people are using the cover of medical marijuana to make enormous amounts of money, in short to engage in drug trafficking. >> >> reporter: medical marijuana has been legal in california. 15 other states have similar law, but marijuana remains illegal under federal law. now federal officials have sent letters to dozens of california growers and dispensaries warning them to shut down or risk arrest or property seizure. lynette shaw has been given 45 days to shut down the dispensary she's run for 45 years. >> it's so mean and inhumane that i'm broken-hearted and appalled and shocked, and i'm righteously indignant. >> reporter: shaw who operates in fairfax, a northern california town of about 8,000, says she doesn't just help the sick, she pays taxes. >> we're the number-three sales tax contributor to our town. we are a very good resource for the community. lawyer but federal officials say under the guise of providing medicine, california has become a source of m

you listen to, you might come up with some yourselves and get a resolution or please reply to melinda hague or so and support the use of medical cannibus in san francisco and respond to the, you know, unfortunate federal government attack on us. thank you. [applause] >> good evening, president chu and the board of supervisors of san francisco. my name is mary sanders. i'm a native of san francisco. my parents were native of san francisco. my grandparents came here from ireland to escape prosecution, certain imprisonment and death because of their beliefs. i am employed by the unified school district in san francisco. i have actively supported many of you in your campaigns, stood by you in your beliefs. i want you to stand by us and our beliefs. we have to change this country. that's what occupy san francisco is all about, changing the corporate greed of this country. they got bailed out. the banks got bailed out. the people did not get bailed out. my grandfather built a home here in the avenues of san francisco and we watched it get sold on the steps of city hall right out there for taxes,