MrFixit
May 31st, 2007, 08:49 PM
Marijuana Activist Convicted Again
But 63-Year-Old Ed Rosenthal Won't Face Jail Time For Growing Marijuana Plants Meant To Treat Sick People
AP) The self-proclaimed "guru of ganja" was convicted again Wednesday in federal court of illegally growing hundreds of marijuana plants that he said were meant to treat sick people, which state law allows.
Ed Rosenthal was convicted after U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer prohibited the marijuana activist's lawyers from telling the jury he was working for a pot club sanctioned by Oakland government officials. The decision underscored the tension between federal law, which prohibits marijuana, and laws in 11 states that have legalized pot for medical purposes.
"We weren't allowed to give the jury valuable information it needed to make a fair and unbiased decision," Rosenthal said.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/31/national/main2870142.shtml
But 63-Year-Old Ed Rosenthal Won't Face Jail Time For Growing Marijuana Plants Meant To Treat Sick People
AP) The self-proclaimed "guru of ganja" was convicted again Wednesday in federal court of illegally growing hundreds of marijuana plants that he said were meant to treat sick people, which state law allows.
Ed Rosenthal was convicted after U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer prohibited the marijuana activist's lawyers from telling the jury he was working for a pot club sanctioned by Oakland government officials. The decision underscored the tension between federal law, which prohibits marijuana, and laws in 11 states that have legalized pot for medical purposes.
"We weren't allowed to give the jury valuable information it needed to make a fair and unbiased decision," Rosenthal said.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/31/national/main2870142.shtml