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August 04, 2008
Letter in Baraboo Republic about California medical marijuana case
Posted by Gary Storck
Monday, August 4, 2008
Recently, the nationally syndicated Argus column, which apparently attempts to find humor in news clips, carried an item about the federal trial of Charles C. Lynch, former owner of the Morro Bay California Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers. Mr. Lynch was a member of the local Chamber of Commerce, had the blessing of the City Council, and was well-respected in the community.
Medical marijuana dealer Charlie Lynch went on trial in Los Angeles Friday. It's taking awhile to impanel a jury. As soon as potential jurors hear that the guy is on trial for selling medical marijuana, they take out their wallets and get in line. Source: click here
In opening arguments, the defense noted Lynch had contacted DEA before opening the dispensary, in raising the issue of entrapment. Lynch is not being allowed to even mention medical marijuana in his defense. On Sunday, CNN began airing the trial on Headline News. The Reason Blog has also been covering the trial.
Source: Baraboo News Republic click here
Pubdate: 4 August 2008
MEDICAL MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGAL EVERYWHEREI usually ignore the crude, juvenile and asinine musings of the "Argus" column that regularly appears in your publication. But trying to make a stupid joke at the expense of California medical marijuana dispensary owner Charles Lynch, on trial and facing federal mandatory minimums, was the last straw.
Argus doesn't bother to note that Mr. Lynch was in full compliance with California law. Or that county sheriff's deputies sworn to uphold California law instead obtained fake ID and lied to acquire real doctor's notes to infiltrate the dispensary and set up the federal bust.
Isn't it time federal authorities stop corrupting local authorities and subverting state medical marijuana laws? The medical utility of cannabis is fact, an overwhelming majority of the people support medical cannabis, but federal authorities still find taking medicine from the sick and dying so worthwhile, they are willing to further fatten that upcoming $482 billion federal deficit.
California's medical marijuana law has been a godsend to thousands of patients with no alternative. What is really criminal is the Bush administration's meddling and that is what should be on trial, not Charles Lynch. Mr. Lynch is a true hero. The author of the Argus column is a hack. Why not drop it and put in some real news?
Gary Storck,
director of communications,
Is My Medicine Legal YET?
www.immly.org,
Madison
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Additional Resources:
To watch the CNN video on the web click on the following link: click here
Reason.tv has been following the story closely also with reason.tv staff members attending the trial daily. Click the following links to visit the Reason.tv website.
For more information visit Lynch's website at:
Posted by Gary at August 4, 2008 04:49 PM
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