Pubdate: Wed, 05 Feb 2003
Source: Ogdensburg Journal/Advance News (NY)
Copyright: 2003 St. Lawrence County Newspapers Corp
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GURU OF GANJA

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)- A marijuana advocate and the jury that convicted
him are making an unexpected show of solidarity: Jurors claim they
were misled and the defendant says it isn't them he blames.

Ed Rosenthal, the self-described "Guru of Ganja," was allowed Tuesday
to remain free on $500,000 bail until his June 4 sentencing on federal
drug violations.

Jurors said they felt cheated because they weren't allowed to here
that Rosenthal supplied Oakland's medical marijuana program, an
outgrowth of a 1996 medical marijuana initiative that conflicts with
federal law. 
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