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US: Court Overturns Guru Of Ganja's Marijuana Cultivation Conviction
theday.com
Thursday 27 Apr 2006 San Francisco — A federal appeals court Wednesday overturned the pot-growing conviction of the self-proclaimed “Guru of Ganja,” a marijuana advocate who has written books on how to grow pot and avoid getting caught. The court cited jury misconduct in overturning Ed Rosenthal's conviction, but it otherwise upheld federal powers to charge marijuana growers. Rosenthal was convicted in 2003 for cultivating hundreds of marijuana plants for a city of Oakland medical marijuana program. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer sentenced him to one day in prison, saying Rosenthal reasonably believed he was immune from prosecution because he was acting on behalf of city officials. A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based appeals court, in overturning the verdict, said a juror had inappropriate communication with an attorney.
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