Ed Rosenthal

'Guru of Ganja' wants new trial

Ed Rosenthal was convicted last month for growing marijuana
Wrongly prohibited him from telling jurors his goal was helping the sick, not selling drugs.
by Henry K. Lee,
San Francisco Chronicle
June 26th, 2007

Ed Rosenthal, the self-described "Guru of Ganja" convicted for a second time last month of violating federal drug laws by growing marijuana for medical patients, wants a new trial.

The 62-year-old cannabis cultivation expert, former High Times magazine columnist and steadfast advocate for legalizing marijuana claims U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco wrongly prohibited him from telling jurors his goal was helping the sick, not selling drugs.