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Picking up from where The Audacity of Dope and Perseverance left off is a recorded account set against the historical backdrop of the inception and evolution of a transformative regulation, the Compassionate Use Act of 1996. Compassion, Consequences and Criminal Perseverance reveals a quintessential narrative of life-altering adversity and setbacks. The storied upbringing and maturation of a pioneering, minority entrepreneur from a small community east of Los Angeles in Corona, Ca, who opened the city's first medical marijuana dispensary. On July 17, 2007, the DEA, FBI, and IRS raided the dispensary less than a year after its opening. The operator endured forfeited possessions, children in foster care, a deteriorating marriage, and a 40-year prison sentence. The vast challenges afterward sparked many transformative difficulties, including the nascent cannabis industry. Who would have thought- a government assault was the key to unlocking galvanized gifts and radically inspiring limitless possibilities more than anyone could have imagined?