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Publisher of many books about marijuana
Ed Rosenthal (C) is flanked by his wife Jane Klein (L)
and his daughter Justine, after he was sentenced
in Federal Court in San Francisco June 4, 2003.
Showing unexpected leniency, a judge sentenced
'ganja guru' Ed Rosenthal on Wednesday
to a day in jail for growing
the marijuana in violation of federal law.
Rosenthal believed its cultivation was allowed
under California law.
Reuters -- Tim Wimborne
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Supporters of Ed Rosenthal, the self-proclaimed
'Guru of Ganja' cheer outside the Federal Building
after learning he would walk free from his sentencing
in San Francisco, Wednesday June 4, 2003.
Rosenthal walked free Wednesday after a federal judge sentenced
him to one day in prison for marijuana conviction.
He could have been sentenced to as much as 60 years behind bars.
Rosenthal's case represented the latest clash between state
and federal authorities over the medical use of marijuana.
(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Ed Rosenthal walks into the San Francisco
Federal Building with his wife, Jane Klein,
and his 12-year-old daughter, Justine Rosenthal,
before the sentencing hearing.
Chronicle photo by Frederic Larson
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After sentencing, Ed Rosenthal is surrounded
by a throng of supporters, including
a teary-eyed Sonjia Miles.
Chronicle photo by Frederic Larson
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A supporter cries as she hugs Ed Rosenthal outside court
after he was sentenced to a day in jail,
in San Francisco, June 4, 2003.
Showing unexpected leniency, a judge
sentenced 'ganja guru' Rosenthal for growing
the marijuana in violation of federal law.
Reuters -- Tim Wimborne
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Publisher of many books about marijuana,
Ed Rosenthal points to the Federal Building
behind him during a heated speech to members
of the media after he was sentenced in Federal Court
in San Francisco, June 4, 2003.
Showing unexpected leniency, a judge sentenced
'ganja guru' Rosenthal on Wednesday to a day in jail
for growing the drug in violation of federal law.
Reuters -- Tim Wimborne
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Ed Rosenthal, self-proclaimed 'Guru of Ganja,' shouts
while denouncing U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer
outside the federal building in San Francisco,
following his sentencing Wednesday, June 4, 2003.
Rosenthal walked free after Breyer sentenced him
to one day in prison for marijuana conviction.
He could have been sentenced to as much
as 60 years behind bars.
(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Ed Rosenthal, right, self-proclaimed 'Guru of Ganja'
with Holy Hemptress, left, of San Francisco,
celebrates outside the federal building in San Francisco,
after his sentencing Wednesday, June 4, 2003.
Rosenthal walked free after a federal judge sentenced him
to one day in prison for marijuana conviction.
He could have been sentenced to as much
as 60 years behind bars.
(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Ed Rosenthal hugs his attorney
Dennis Riordan, left, after the
sentencing hearing.
Chronicle photo by Frederic Larson
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Ed Rosenthal, right, self-proclaimed 'Guru of Ganja'
celebrates with his attorney, Dennis Riordan, left,
outside the federal building after his sentencing
in San Francisco, Wednesday, June 4, 2003.
Rosenthal walked free Wednesday after a federal judge
sentenced him to one day in prison for marijuana conviction.
He could have been sentenced to as much
as 60 years behind bars.
(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Ed Rosenthal, right, self-proclaimed 'Guru of Ganja'
embraces Mindy Deveraux, center, of Albany, Calif.,
outside the federal building in San Francisco,
after his sentencing Wednesday June 4, 2003.
Rosenthal walked free after a federal judge
sentenced him to one day in prison for marijuana conviction.
(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Ed Rosenthal, center, the self-proclaimed
'Guru of Ganja' walks with his wife,
Jane, left, and daughter, Justine, right,
to the Federal building for sentencing
in San Francisco, Wednesday, June 4, 2003.
Rosenthal was to be sentenced for
growing marijuana in a highly publicized case
that pits state medical marijuana laws against
a federal ban on cannabis.
(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Ed Rosenthal, left, the self-proclaimed 'Guru of Ganja'
and his wife, Jane, right, wave before walking
into the Federal building for sentencing in San Francisco,
Wednesday June 4, 2003.
Rosenthal was to be sentenced for growing marijuana
in a highly publicized case that pits
state medical marijuana laws against
a federal ban on cannabis.
(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Ed Rosenthal poses with three of his books
he wrote, at his home in Oakland, Calif.,
Tuesday, June 3, 2003. Rosenthal,
the self-proclaimed 'guru of ganja,'
will be sentenced on Wednesday
for growing marijuana in a highly
publicized case that pits
state medical marijuana laws against
a federal ban on pot.
In February 2002, Rosenthal, 58,
was arrested of marijuana cultivation.
(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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San Francisco Examiner
June 5, 2003
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Ed Rosenthal, center, embraces
juror Charles Sackett, right,
outside a federal courthouse
in San Francisco.
AP Photo
Marcio Jose Sanchez
News Articles -- Ed Rosenthal
Updated
June 12, 2003
'Guru
of Ganja' Sees Cracks Developing in Laws
Reefer
Madness: Our Current Prohibition
Dopey
Days in America
Medical
Pot Clubs Thrive Discreetly
Marijuana
Light
Cannabis
Grower To Appeal
Recovery
Plan
Experts
Don't See Rosenthal Pot Case as a Landmark
Protesters
Back Medical Marijuana
Government
Worried by Sentence for Ganja Guru
Twist Ends
Medical Marijuana Case
Cooler
Heads Rejoice
Pot
Guru Walks
`Guru's'
Tirade on Marijuana Earns Respect
Rosenthal
Is Spared Decades in Prison
Medicinal
Pot's Leader Receives Lenient Sentence
Rosenthal
Gets Slap On Wrist
Convictions
and Conviction
Marijuana
Grower Sentenced To One Day in Prison
Medical
Marijuana Activist Free
He’s a best-selling author who’s caught
in a real-life cliffhanger.
Arrested, accused and convicted
of high crimes, he may be writing
his next chapters in prison.
But the jurors who found him guilty
are now feeling guilty themselves.
Program Date: February 21, 2003
A Marijuana Crusader Defends His Healing Mission
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February 21, 2003
SF Examiner Cover
California's state and federal leaders
are taking steps to make sure that what happened
to marijuana activist Ed Rosenthal never happens
to anyone else.
When a Jury Should Just Say No
Trust Buster -- Ascroft Kicks The Dog Again
Should Leave Lawmaking To Lawmakers
Editorial: Safeguarding Prop 215
Judge Just Followed Law in Pot Trial, Expert Said
Pot Case Jurors Call For New Trial
Medical Pot Advocate Found Guilty
Reluctant Jury Convicts Medical Pot Grower
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Jurors: We've Been Had
SF Examiner Cover
February 6th, 2003
All landscaper Charles Sackett really wanted to do
was go home to Sebastopol and prune his roses.
But the soft-spoken foreman of the jury that
convicted marijuana advocate Ed Rosenthal last week
said he couldn't sleep at night if he had.
February 6th, 2003
General Ashcroft Wants You!
The War On Drugs By Mark Fiore
Medical Marijuana Cartoon By Mark Fiore
Pot-TV
Steve & Michele Kubby
Pot-TV News for February 5th, 2003
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Ed Rosenthal, center, walks out of a federal courthouse in San Francisco with his wife, Jane Klein, left, and daughter Justine Rosenthal on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003. Rosenthal, 58, the self-described 'Guru of Ganja,' was convicted Friday of marijuana cultivation and other drug charges by a jury that almost immediately questioned its own verdict. Several jurors have said they would have acquitted him had they been told he was growing medical marijuana for the city of Oakland, Calif. Rosenthal faces up to 85 years in prison when he is sentenced June 4.
AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez
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Larry Edmund waves a U.S. flag made of hemp as he protests the conviction of Ed Rosenthal outside of a federal courthouse in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003. Rosenthal, 58, the self-described 'Guru of Ganja,' was convicted Friday of marijuana cultivation and other drug charges by a jury that almost immediately questioned its own verdict. Several jurors have said they would have acquitted him had they been told he was growing medical marijuana for the city of Oakland, Calif.
AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez
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James Church, left, protests the conviction of Ed Rosenthal outside a federal courthouse in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003. Rosenthal, 58, the self-described 'Guru of Ganja,' was convicted last Friday of cultivation and other drug charges by a jury that almost immediately questioned its own verdict. Several jurors have said they would have acquitted him had they been told he was growing medical marijuana for the city of Oakland. Calif.
AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez
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Green-Aid.com
California NORML
Marijuana Policy Project
Americans For Safe Access
Bryan Epis Protest Pictures & Articles
Complete List of
News Articles on Ed Rosenthal
From
Updated
June 12, 2003
'Guru
of Ganja' Sees Cracks Developing in Laws
Reefer
Madness: Our Current Prohibition
Dopey
Days in America
Medical
Pot Clubs Thrive Discreetly
Marijuana
Light
Cannabis
Grower To Appeal
Recovery
Plan
Experts
Don't See Rosenthal Pot Case as a Landmark
Protesters
Back Medical Marijuana
Government
Worried by Sentence for Ganja Guru
Twist Ends
Medical Marijuana Case
Cooler
Heads Rejoice
Pot
Guru Walks
`Guru's'
Tirade on Marijuana Earns Respect
Rosenthal
Is Spared Decades in Prison
Medicinal
Pot's Leader Receives Lenient Sentence
Rosenthal
Gets Slap On Wrist
Convictions
and Conviction
Marijuana
Grower Sentenced To One Day in Prison
Medical
Marijuana Activist Free
One
Jail Day for Marijuana Felony
Marijuana
'Guru' Free After 1 Day Sentence
Medical
Pot Guru Gets One-Day Sentence
The
'Guru of Ganja' Walks Free
Pot
Movement Seeks Sympathetic Juries
Ed
Rosenthal Spared from Prison Sentence
California's
'Guru of Ganja' Freed
Marijuana
Guru Told He Will Not Go To Prison
Medical
Pot Guru Won’t Go To Joint
Federal Judge
Blinks: Ed Rosenthal Gets One Day!
Marijuana
Guru Ed Rosenthal Freed
Marijuana
Guru Ed Rosenthal Faces Sentencing
Marijuana
Advocate is in Court Today
Marijuana
Guru Ed Rosenthal Faces Sentencing
Passions
High as U.S. Ganja Guru Awaits Sentencing
Marijuana
Activist Sounds Off at Cody’s Books
Californian
'Guru of Ganja' Faces Jail
Reefer
Madness
Medical Pot
Guru Ready for Sentencing
King of Pot
Sees Growing Kingdom
The
Jury Never Rests
Federal
Persecution
Medical
Marijuana Ruling Ignores State
Going
To Pot
Democratic
Candidate Backs Medical Marijuana
5 Years
Sought for Pot Grower
Moment
of Truth for Medical Marijuana
Calif.'s
Lockyer Urges Leniency in Marijuana Case
Lockyear
Urges Leniency for Pot `Guru'
New
Trial Request Denied
‘Ganja
Guru' -- If Only Truth Could Set Him Free
The
Rebellion and Its Martyrs
Medical
Pot Activist Loses New Trial Bid
Judge
Nixes New Medical Pot Trial
Marijuana
Supporters Demand Meeting with DEA
Federal Judge
Denies Convicted Pot Guru New Trial
Rosenthal
Faces Music in Key Med Marijuana Case
Meet
America's Marijuana Martyr
Care
Giver Brings Debate To Alameda
Medical
Marijuana Patient To Visit KU
Medical Pot
Need Wouldn't Protect Him in Oregon
Truth and
Trials
The
Perils of Prop. 215
House
Speaker Won't Back Pot Growers
Bill
Would Allow Medical Defense in Trials
Bill
Allows Medical Marijuana Defense in Drug Case
Bill
Would Allow Medical Marijuana Defense
Judge Delays
Ruling On Medical Pot Mistrial
Representatives
To Unveil Medical Pot Legislation
Medical
Marijuana Truth in Trials Act to Be Introduced
Juror
Silent as Judge Weighs Data
Convicted Pot
Grower Jabs at Feds
Juror
Takes The Fifth in Medical Marijuana Case
Rosenthal
Retrial Possible
Convicted
Pot Guru Wants New Trial
Rosenthal
Case Shakeup
Fixing
The Medical Marijuana Mess
Our War
on Drugs Does More Harm Than Good
Green
Milestones
U.S.
Drug Net Snares State-Backed Grower
Billboard
Campaign Urges Support for Pot Guru
Change
The Climate Begins Advertising in Calif.
Lawyer
Takes High-Profile Role in MMJ Defense
Juries and Judges
What's Relevant?
The Mandela
of Marijuana?
Pot Jury Tainted,
Lawyers Claim
Pot
Jurors Say They Received Outside Legal Advice
Pot
Case Fuels Jury Power Debate
California
Lawmakers Stand Up for Medical Pot
'It's
Medicinal' Vies Against 'It's Illegal'
High
Crimes?
Medical
Marijuana Bill Takes Step
State Pols
Confront Feds on Pot
Pot Laws Grow
More Confusing
State
Pols Push Congress on Medical Pot
Measure Would
Add Medical Pot Defense
Campus
NORML Organizes Medical Marijuana Week
Protesters
Evict DEA To Legalize Marijuana Use
Shopping
in Oakland for Her Medicine
When
Marijuana Helps the Ill
Bill Seeks To
Provide Medical Pot Defense
State
Lawmakers Craft Bill on Pot Defense
Medical Pot
Bill Rejects Jail
A
Marijuana Crusader Defends His Healing Mission
Rosenthal
Verdict Cheapens American Justice
U.S. Should
Arrest Pain, Not People Who Relieve It
Rx for
Medical Marijuana - Prosecutors: Back Off
Medical
Marijuana Policy Change Urged
Pot Activists
Want DEA Out of Oakland Building
When a Jury
Should Just Say No
Help
Save Ed
Costs of
Enforcing Marijuana Laws
Mr. Attorney
General, Listen To The Doctors
Medical
Pot Growers Find No Refuge from Feds
Federal,
State Laws Duel Over Pot
A Vindictive
Drug War
Rosenthal
is Guilty -- for Helping Those in Need
Marijuana
Mitzvah?
States
Should Rule on Medical Marijuana
Juries
Should Leave Lawmaking To The Lawmakers
Trust-Buster
-- Ashcroft Kicks The Dog Once Again
Government
Stand on Medical Marijuana Wrong
The
Conviction of Ed Rosenthal
A
Kangaroo Court
The
Feds Versus Ed
Will
Rosenthal Case Destroy MMJ Enforcement?
'Guru
of Ganja' Stirring The Pot
How The Feds
Duped Jurors in Marijuana Trial
Six
Angry People Regret Ruling They Had To Make
A
Mean-Spirited War on Marijuana
The
Sense Of Medical Marijuana
Battle
Lines Blurred in War Over Marijuana
Reefer
Madness
Drugs
War Hits a High as Sick Demand Marijuana
State
Revolts Over 'Medical' Drug Use
Medical
Pot Restrictions Up in Smoke?
Conflicting
Pot Laws Entangle User
Juries:
Just Say No
Pot
Jury Rebellion
CNN
Transcripts: Connie Chung Tonight
CNN
Transcripts: NewsNight with Aaron Brown
In
Calif., Medical Marijuana Collective Loses Hope
Jury
Rigging
Transcendent
Laws of the Heart
Medical
Marijuana: Blind Injustice
A War Against
The People
Juror Regrets
Oakland Pot Verdict
Marijuana
Martyr
Only
State Could Shield Medical Pot
Judge Just
Followed Law in Pot Trial, Experts Say
Federal
War on Marijuana is Misguided
Angry
Rosenthal Jurors Call For New Trial
Calif.
Jurors Convict Then Decry Marijuana Verdict
The Feds vs.
Ed Rosenthal
Jurors:
We've Been Had
Pot
Case Jurors Call For New Trial
Jurors Tell
Ed Rosenthal They're Sorry
Jurors
Say They Were Duped
Jurors
Who Convicted Grower Seek New Trial
Dazed
and Confused
A Peek Behind
the Rosenthal Grand Jury Veil
Rosenthal
Remains Free as Jurors Decry Verdict
Pot-Trial
Jurors Express Anger
Med
Marijuana on Agenda; Backers Unveil Billboards
Misguided
Marijuana War
Jurors
Denounce Their Own Verdict
Jurors in Pot
Case Decry Their Own Verdict
They're Doing
It Again
Medical
Pot Jury May Speak Out
Jury
Left in Dark at Marijuana Trial
Marijuana
'Guru' Found Guilty by Reluctant Jury
Judge
Railroads Ed Rosenthal in War on Marijuana
Federal
Jury Convicts Medical Marijuana Advocate
Reluctant
Jury Convicts Medical Pot Grower
Rosenthal
Found Guilty on Cultivation Charges
Medical
Pot Advocate Found Guilty
Ed Rosenthal
Convicted -- New Trial Sought
Grower of
Medical Marijuana Is Convicted
Jury Finds
California Marijuana Guru Guilty
Guru of Ganja
Convicted
Guru of Ganja
Convicted of Marijuana Cultivation
Groundbreaking
Pot Trial Wraps Up
Medicinal Pot
Grower's Case Goes To Jury
Judge Keeps
Tight Rein on Pot Trial
Pot Guru
Could Face Life in Jail
Marijuana
Cultivator Trial Goes To Jury
Defense
Gets Key Ruling in Pot Trial
Rosenthal's
Federal Drug Trial Turns Surreal
Pot Trial
Focus on DEA Agent
The
Wrong Target for 'War on Drugs'
Send
The Feds Home
Judge Decides
Not To Gag Marijuana Trial
Pot
Advocate Helps Feds
Attempt to
Silence Activist in MMJ Trial Fails
Judge
Denies Gag Order Request in Marijuana Case
Judge
Declines To Issue Gag Order
Judge
Weighs Pot-Trial Gag
Feds
Falter on Pot Plant Count
A
Prejudicial Judge?
Potshot
Gag
Order Draws First-Amendment Expert To Trial
Pot-Possession
Trial Tests Law
Hackles
Rise Early in Medical Pot Trial
Marijuana
Grower's Trial Under Way
Author,
Others Battle for Marijuana Rights
Oakland
Authority on Medical Pot Faces Trial
Clash
on Medical Marijuana Puts a Grower in Court
The
Trial of Ed Rosenthal
Medical
Marijuana Debate Reignited
The Right To
Not Be in Pain
Medical
Issues, City Law Disallowed in Pot Trial
First Stage
of Trial for Ed Rosenthal Underway
Medicinal
Marijuana Feds' Big Target
Selection
of Jury in Pot Case Moved Up
Dismissal
Sought in Medical Pot Case
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Will Foster, center, a family friend of the Rosenthals, comforts Justine Rosenthal, left, and Nick Rosenthal, right, the children of Ed Rosenthal, after their father was found guilty on federal charges of marijuana cultivation and conspiracy charges Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, outside a Federal courthouse in San Francisco. The jury concluded that Ed Rosenthal, the self-described ``Guru of Ganja,'' was growing more than 1,000 plants, conspiring to cultivate marijuana and maintaining a warehouse for a growing operation. He faces a maximum life term when sentenced June 4.
AP Photo/Ben Margot
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Marijuana proponent Ed Rosenthal (R) speaks to the media with his wife Jane Kline outside the Federal building in San Francisco, January 31, 2003. Rosenthal was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco of all three counts of marijuana cultivation and conspiracy on which he was indicted and will face a mandatory sentence of at least five years in federal prison.
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Reuters
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Ed Rosenthal, right, is hugged by an unidentified supporter Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, outside a federal courthouse in San Francisco. Rosenthal, the author of books on how to grow marijuana and avoid the law, was found guilty Friday of federal marijuana cultivation and conspiracy charges. Deliberating for a day, the 12-member jury concluded that Rosenthal was growing more than 1,000 plants, conspiring to cultivate marijuana and maintaining a warehouse for a growing operation. He faces 10 years to life in prison when sentenced June 4.
Photo/Ben Margot
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Ed Rosenthal, the self-described 'Guru of Ganja,' ponders questions from the media outside a federal courthouse Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, in San Francisco. Rosenthal was convicted Friday of marijuana cultivation and conspiracy charges. The jury concluded that he was growing more than 1,000 plants, conspiring to cultivate marijuana and maintaining a warehouse for a growing operation. He faces a maximum life term when sentenced June 4.
AP Photo/Ben Margot
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Medical marijuana supporter Anna Foster hangs her head after learning that Marijuana guru Ed Rosenthal was convicted by a federal jury of all three counts of marijuana cultivation and conspiracy in San Francisco, January 31, 2003. Under federal drug laws, Rosenthal, 58, will face a mandatory sentence of at least five years in federal prison.
REUTERS/Justin Sullivan
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Marijuana guru Ed Rosenthal speaks to the media outside the Federal building in San Francisco, January 31, 2003. Marijuana author Edward Rosenthal was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco of all three counts of marijuana cultivation and conspiracy on which he was indicted. Under federal drug laws, Rosenthal, 58, will face a mandatory sentence of at least five years in federal prison.
REUTERS/Justin Sullivan
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Medical marijuana patient Julian Gonzalez shows support for marijuana guru Ed Rosenthal outside the Federal building in San Francisco, January 31, 2003. Rosenthal was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco of all three counts of marijuana cultivation and conspiracy on which he was indicted. Under federal drug laws, Rosenthal, 58, will face a mandatory sentence of at least five years in federal prison.
REUTERS/Justin Sullivan
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January 22nd, 2003
San Francisco Examiner
Twelve-year-old Justine Rosenthal
knows her daddy could spend the rest
of his life in jail, but still thinks
he did the right thing by risking
his freedom for medicinal marijuana.
"He is standing up for sick people,"
the middle school student said Tuesday,
after watching the first day
of her father Ed Rosenthal's trial.
"I'm really proud of my dad -- he's a hero, really."
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A man who identified himself only as 'Honza,' protests beside a fabricated marijuana leaf outside a courthouse where the federal marijuana cultivation trial of former High Times columnist Ed Rosenthal is taking place, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, in San Francisco. Rosenthal says he was growing medical marijuana, 'to help the sick,' which is legal under California law. Rosenthal's case and others are an outgrowth of the government's drug war, two years after the U.S. Supreme Court said it was a violation of federal drug laws for medical marijuana clubs to dispense pot to the sick.
AP Photo/Ben Margot
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Former High Times columnist Ed Rosenthal appears beside a puppet of Attorney General John Ashcroft outside a courthouse where Rosenthal's federal marijuana cultivation trial is taking place, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, in San Francisco. Rosenthal says he was growing medical marijuana, 'to help the sick,' which is legal under California law.
AP Photo/Ben Margot
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