Court Support for Ed Rosenthal

*Friday, March 2nd, San Francisco: Pretrial Motions Hearing for Ed
Rosenthal*

Pretrial motions hearing at 2pm before Judge Charles Breyer in U.S.
District Court, 450 Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA. In October 2006,
superseding indictments were filed against medical marijuana author and
cultivator Ed Rosenthal and Rick Watts (though his felony charges were
later dismissed). In addition to being prosecuted on prior charges,
stemming from the first indictments, they also face money laundering and
tax evasion charges (which were later severed from the other charges).
Rosenthal and Watts were arrested in February 2002 after the DEA raided
the Harm Reduction Center in San Francisco. Due to not being able to
assert a medical (Raich) defense, Rosenthal was convicted in January
2003 (Watts was unable to stand trial due to injuries sustained from an
auto accident). After outrage expressed by jurors and supporters alike,
U.S. District Court Charles Breyer sentenced Rosenthal on June 3, 2003
to one day in prison. Rosenthal later got his conviction overturned
based on jury misconduct. The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
then remanded the case back to district court, where the government is
currently retrying Rosenthal.

Please come out and show your support - it is important that we pack the
court room to show Judge Breyer that we will not stand for the continued
prosecution of Ed Rosenthal! Spread the word and ask other supporters to
join you on Friday.

This is a federal court hearing - please dress and act accordingly.

Friday, March 2nd @ 2pm
U.S. District Court
450 Golden Gate
San Francisco, CA
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Rebecca Saltzman
Field Coordinator
Americans for Safe Access
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