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ANG
NEWSPAPERS
'Ganja guru' guilty, but won't see jail
by Josh Richman
May 30th, 2007 - A federal jury in
San Francisco convicted Oakland "Guru of Ganja"
Ed Rosenthal on Wednesday of three of the five marijuana-growing
felonies of which he stood accused. After
starting deliberations Tuesday afternoon, jurors
convicted Rosenthal, 62, of one conspiracy count;
one count of growing, intending to distribute and
distributing marijuana; and one count of using a
commercial building — 1419 Mandela Parkway in Oakland
— as a site for growing and distributing marijuana.
(AP
Photo/Ben Margot) Pictured
at right: defense attorney Shari Greenberger, Ed
Rosenthal,
and defense attorney Rob Amparan outside San Francisco
federal courthouse following opening arguments.
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REUTERS
"Ganja
guru" convicted in San Francisco retrial
May 30th, 2007 - 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. |
ASSOCIATED
PRESS
Federal
Jury Convicts 'Guru of Ganja'
by Paul Elias
May 30th, 2007 - 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. |
BAY
CITY NEWS
Bay
Area's 'Guru Of Ganja' Convicted In Fed Court
May 30th, 2007 - Oakland marijuana activist
Ed Rosenthal was convicted in federal court in San Francisco
today of three counts of conspiring to grow marijuana and
growing marijuana at an Oakland warehouse. |
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Pot
advocate convicted on three charges
by Bob Egelko
May 30th, 2007 - Marijuana advocate Ed Rosenthal
was convicted for a second time today of violating federal
drug laws by growing pot plants for medical patients, but
he faces no punishment for the felony convictions, apart
from the one day in jail that he has already served. |
ANG
NEWSPAPERS
`Ganja
Guru' case goes to jury
by Josh Richman
May 30th, 2007 - The fate of Oakland "Guru
of Ganja" Ed Rosenthal once again rests in a federal
jury's hands -- in a manner of speaking. A
federal prosecutor and Rosenthal's lawyers rested their
cases and made closing arguments Tuesday on whether Rosenthal
should be convicted of five marijuana-growing felonies,
and then jurors began deliberating. |
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Retrial
for medical-pot advocate opens
by Bob Egelko
May 15th, 2007 - The retrial of marijuana
advocate Ed Rosenthal on federal cultivation charges opened
today with his lawyer doing everything she could to make
it clear to jurors that he had been growing cannabis for
medical use, a subject the judge has put off-limits. |
ASSOCIATED
PRESS
Ganja
Guru Back in Federal Court Again
by Marcus Wohlsen
May 15th, 2007 - A prosecutor said Tuesday
that a self-proclaimed "guru of ganja" grew and
distributed thousands of marijuana plants out of a warehouse
to supply area pot clubs. But
Rosenthal's defense lawyer countered by saying he was a
prominent scientist and medical marijuana advocate. |
BAY
CITY NEWS SERVICE
Retrial
Of Marijuana Activist Begins
May 15th, 2007 - A U.S. prosecutor told a
federal jury in San Francisco today that Oakland marijuana
activist Ed Rosenthal operated a large and sophisticated
marijuana growing operation. Rosenthal, the author of more
than a dozen books about marijuana, has claimed outside
of court that he was growing starter plants for patients
who need the drug under California's medical marijuana law. |
ANG
NEWSPAPERS
Re-trial
of `Ganja Guru' begins
by Josh Richman
May 15th, 2007 - Ed Rosenthal grew and sold
thousands of marijuana plants in Oakland over five and a
half years in violation of federal law, a prosecutor told
jurors today as the "Guru of Ganja's" retrial
began. Assistant U.S. Attorney George Bevan even specified
that the marijuana was supplied to "so-called marijuana
clubs throughout the Bay Area" -- a reference to medical
marijuana organizations where patients obtained the drug
for use as permitted under state law, but unprotected under
federal law. |
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THE RETRIAL MOTIONS HEARINGS |
ANG
NEWSPAPERS
Ganja
guru's retrial set for next week
by Josh Richman
Denying a slew of defense motions, a federal
judge set the stage Thursday for the marijuana-cultivation
retrial of Oakland's "Guru of Ganja" Ed Rosenthal
to begin next week. |
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Judge
Urges Feds To Drop Charges In 'Ganja Guru' Trial
A federal judge told
prosecutors Friday to consider dropping pot-growing charges
against self-proclaimed marijuana guru Ed Rosenthal. |
ANG NEWSPAPERS
Judge
to feds: consider dropping `ganja guru' case
A federal judge today
gave a prosecutor one month to decide -- and a lecture to
guide his way -- whether to continue the government's case
against "Guru of Ganja" Ed Rosenthal. |
NBC 11 NEWS
Judge
Delays 'Guru Of Ganja' Trial Pending Possible Appeal
A federal judge in San
Francisco on Friday delayed a possible trial for Oakland
marijuana activist Ed Rosenthal, the self-described "Guru
of Ganja," while prosecutors decide whether to appeal
the judge's dismissal of half the charges against him. |
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE
Rosenthal
Trial Postponed While Prosecutors Consider Appeal
A federal judge in San
Francisco today delayed a possible trial for Oakland marijuana
activist Ed Rosenthal while prosecutors decide whether to
appeal the judge's dismissal of half the charges against
him. |
ANG NEWSPAPERS
Judge
guts federal case against 'Guru of Ganja'
A federal judge dismissed
money laundering and tax charges against "Guru of Ganja"
Ed Rosenthal on Wednesday, gutting the government's case
by ruling the new charges amounted to vindictive prosecution.
Americans for Safe Access counsel Joe Elford, who argued
the vindictive-prosecution motion on Rosenthal's behalf,
said Wednesday such motions are rarely filed and even more
rarely granted. |
SAN FRANCISCO
CHRONICLE
Federal
attempt to jail pot grower shot down
The federal government's
five-year effort to throw one of the nation's most prominent
advocates of marijuana in prison appears to be all but dead
after a judge ruled that prosecutors had vindictively piled
on charges against the Oakland man after he successfully
appealed his pot-growing convictions. |
ASSOCIATED
PRESS
Tax Charges Dismissed Against Pot Guru
A judge dismissed tax
and money laundering charges Wednesday against a man who
declared himself ``Guru of Ganja,'' after defense attorneys
argued the prosecution was retaliation. |
NEW YORK TIMES
Rulings
on Medical Marijuana Cases
A federal judge dismissed
most of the charges against a prominent advocate for the
medicinal use of the drug. |
ANG NEWSPAPERS
Chong helps out 'Guru of Ganja'
"Guru of Ganja"
Ed Rosenthal is bringing in another celebrity of the marijuana
movement to help him raise money for his upcoming federal
trial |
NEW YORK TIMES
Medical
Marijuana Advocate Faces New U.S. Indictment
A leading medical
marijuana advocate who successfully appealed his federal
conviction this year has been indicted on new criminal
charges that include tax evasion and money laundering.
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BAY
CITY NEWS SERVICE
Marijuana
guru released
Medical marijuana advocate Ed Rosenthal was
granted release on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond
today while he awaits a federal trial in San Francisco on
drug cultivation and money laundering charges. |
