Editing Ed Rosenthal

{{short description|American horticulturist, author, publisher, and cannabis grower}}
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'''Edward "Ed" Rosenthal''' (born December 2, 1944) is an American [[horticulturist]], author, publisher, and ''[[Cannabis]]'' grower known for his advocacy for the legalization of [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] use.  He served as a columnist for ''[[High Times|High Times Magazine]]'' during the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name="emeg">Zamora, Jim Herron. "[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/02/25/MN208192.DTL Pot Growing Icon Takes Raid in Stride]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205204441/http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2002%2F02%2F25%2FMN208192.DTL |date=February 5, 2007 }}". [[San Francisco Chronicle]]. 2002-02-25. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. ({{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2002%2F02%2F25%2FMN208192.DTL%2F |title=Article Not Found! |access-date=2017-09-17 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205204441/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2002%2F02%2F25%2FMN208192.DTL%2F |archive-date=February 5, 2007 }})</ref> He was arrested in 2002 for cultivation of cannabis by federal authorities, who do not recognize the authority of states to regulate the use of [[medical cannabis|medical]] marijuana.  He was convicted in federal court, but the conviction was overturned on appeal. Rosenthal was subsequently convicted again, but was not re-sentenced, since his original sentence had been completed.

Rosenthal has been active in promoting and developing policies of civil regulation for medicinal marijuana. With the passage of California's pioneering [[California Proposition 215 (1996)|Proposition 215]] in 1996, which authorizes medicinal use of marijuana, he worked with the state and local governments to implement the delivery of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis to patients with a doctor's recommendation to use marijuana.

Rosenthal is also the author of numerous books about the cultivation of marijuana.

==Legal battles==
In 2002, federal agents arrested Rosenthal, who previously had been deputized by the City of Oakland to grow marijuana for medical use.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2007 |title=Acquittal and Conviction but No Jail Time for Ed Rosenthal |url=https://www.safeaccessnow.org/acquittal_and_conviction_but_no_jail_time_for_ed_rosenthal |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Americans for Safe Access |language=en}}</ref> He was convicted, and some of the jurors denounced their own verdict after they learned Rosenthal was acting as an agent of the City of Oakland, a fact that had been withheld from them during the trial.<ref>{{citation|title=Jurors in Pot Case Decry Their Own Verdict|author=David Kravets|publisher=Associated Press|date=February 3, 2003}}</ref> In a surprise setback for the federal government, Rosenthal was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge [[Charles R. Breyer|Charles Breyer]] to only one day in prison; time already served. In 2006, the 9th Circuit Appeals Court subsequently overturned Rosenthal's conviction.  Months later, the U.S. Attorney's office re-indicted him. Although the judge had promised to sentence Rosenthal to no additional prison time, a new trial commenced on 14 May 2007.

On 31 May 2007, it was announced that Rosenthal had been convicted again on three of the five charges against him: one conspiracy count; one count of cultivation, intending to distribute and distributing marijuana; and one count of using a commercial building as a site for growing and distributing marijuana.  He was acquitted of growing and distributing marijuana at the Harm Reduction Center medical-marijuana club in San Francisco.  The jury deadlocked on whether he had conspired to grow and distribute marijuana at the Harm Reduction Center.  Judge Breyer once again prohibited Rosenthal's lawyers from arguing before the jury that his work was sanctioned by Oakland government officials, a main point of contention for the jurors of the previous trial.  Ed Rosenthal did not receive any additional jail time and planned to appeal.<ref>"[http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/09/10/ed-rosenthal-marijuana-martyr/ Marijuana Martyr: Big Man of Buds]". 2007-09-10. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.</ref><ref name=emef>"[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276532,00.html Guru of Ganja convicted on Marijuana Charges] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070531053426/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276532,00.html |date=May 31, 2007 }}". [[Associated Press]] (published on [[Fox News]]). 2007-05-30. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. ()</ref>

==Advocacy==
[[File:Ed Rosenthal and Snoop.jpg|alt=Snoop lights a joint for Ed Rosenthal|thumb|300x300px|[[Snoop Dogg]] lights a joint for Ed Rosenthal]]
Rosenthal's public battles in the court have focused attention on the question of whether marijuana laws have become more harmful to society than the behavior they were intended to regulate. Recent polls show that as many as 80% of Americans support legal access to medical marijuana.<ref name=emed>[http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3392 Favorable Medical Marijuana Polls] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184846/http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3392 |date=September 30, 2007 }}. [[National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws|NORML]]. (November 2004). Retrieved on 2007-07-15. ({{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3392 |date=* }})</ref> The Federal Government does not recognize the legitimacy of medical marijuana initiatives passed by individual states, but {{as of|2017|lc=yes}} under the [[Cole Memorandum]], will not be enforcing federal laws against states that have legalized the recreational use such as California, Colorado, Oregon, Maine, Nevada, Massachusetts and Washington.

==Bibliography==
''partial bibliography''
*{{cite book|title=Marijuana question? Ask Ed|author1=Rosenthal, Ed|publisher=Quick American Publishing|year=1987|oclc=14905880}}
*{{cite book|title=Why marijuana should be legal|author1=Rosenthal, Ed|author2=Kubby, Steve|year=1996|edition=first|publisher=[[Thunder's Mouth Press]]|oclc=34598031}}
*{{cite book|author1=Rosenthal, Ed|author2=Newhart, S.|title=The big book of buds : marijuana varieties from the world's great seed breeders|year=2001|publisher=Quick American |oclc=49290687}}
*{{cite book|author1=Rosenthal, Ed|author2=Zeman, Greg|title=Beyond Buds: Marijuana Extracts - Hash, Vaping, Dabbing, Edibles & Medicines|author3=Downs, David|publisher=Quick American Publishing|year=2014|oclc=890938840}}
*{{cite book|author1=Rosenthal, Ed|author2=Downs, David|title=Marijuana Harvest: Maximizing Quality and Yield in your Cannabis Garden|publisher=Quick American Publishing|year=2017|oclc=920018424}}
*{{cite book|author=Rosenthal, Ed|title=This Bud's for You |publisher=Quick American Publishing|year=2017|oclc=951453071}}
*{{cite book|author=Rosenthal, Ed|title=Legal Marijuana : Selecting, Growing & Enjoying Cannabis|year=2017|oclc=951453071}}
*{{cite book|author=Rosenthal, Ed|title=Beyond Buds, Next Generation: Marijuana Concentrates and Cannabis Infusions|publisher=Quick American|year=2018|oclc=1014427626}}
*{{cite book|author1=Rosenthal, Ed|title=Ask Ed : marijuana success : grow cannabis year-round|publisher=Quick American Publishing|year=2020|oclc=1176281673}}
*{{cite book|author1=Rosenthal, Ed|author2=Flannery, Robert|author3=Bacca, Angela|title=Cannabis Grower's Handbook|publisher=Quick American Publishing|year=2021|oclc=1251742447}}

==See also==
* [[Legal history of cannabis in the United States]]
*[[Cannabis in California]]
*[[Cannabis in the United States]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*  [http://www.green-aid.com Green Aid], details on Ed Rosenthal's legal battles
*  [http://edrosenthal.com Ed Rosenthal Official Website]

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