Any sane person who has been following this case realized long ago that the Federal Government had a vendetta to take down Ed Rosenthal because he was making too much sense. They've learned the lessons of COINTELPRO well.
Judge to Decide Validity of Case Against Marijuana Advocate
A federal judge will determine if the government has been pursuing a “vindictive prosecution” against a medical marijuana advocate.A federal judge has asked the United States attorney here to submit all trial preparation memorandums in the case against a leading advocate of medical marijuana so that the court can determine if the government has been pursuing a “vindictive prosecution.”
The judge, Charles R. Breyer, ordered the review at the request of lawyers for Ed Rosenthal, a spokesman in the effort to legalize marijuana who has been in a closely watched court battle with the government.
At a motion hearing in Federal District Court here on Friday, defense lawyers for Mr. Rosenthal urged Judge Breyer to dismiss an array of federal drug, money laundering and tax evasion charges against their client, saying an appellate court judge had overturned his conviction in a nearly identical case last year.
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Even Brazil has practically legalized marijuana now, with penalties for those who grow too much or traffic drugs. They realized it's pointless to have law enforcement officials dedicated to punishing pot-heads. There are better fish to fry.
Why can't the feds take care of better causes as well? I am sure they complain they are shorthanded to do a lot of other things. C'mon, 'xcuse me while I kiss the sky.