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Charlie Lynch Trial Begins on Tuesday

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Charlie Lynch is the owner of a medical marijuana dispensary in Morro Bay, California.  Though the business is legal under state law, Lynch was arrested in July of last year for violating federal drug laws.  Last month, he was featured in the Drew Carey documentary below.  As the video explains, Lynch is facing extra charges for giving medical marijuana to 17-year-old Owen Beck, who used the drug to treat the symptoms of bone cancer.

Lynch faces up to 100 years in prison.  His trial begins Tuesday.

Check Lynch’s website for more information on his case, including directions to the courthouse where he’ll be tried.

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5 Responses to “Charlie Lynch Trial Begins on Tuesday”

  1. #1 |  Jeff Davis |  July 18th, 2008 at 1:09 pm

    It would be a dear dream to me if we saw Governor Schwarzenegger mobilize the California National Guard to counter the DEA’s actions in violation of state law. Just imagine the sight of state agents upholding the rights of the individual and opposing the violation of Californian sovereignty that the DEA commits as it maliciously pursues anyone daring to defy their vilification of a drug far more harmless than legal alcohol. I seriously doubt however that any state would run the risk of losing federal money by standing against those thugs.

  2. #2 |  Eric Ogunbase |  July 18th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    Vioxx, and Phen-Phen can kill or permanently damage the health of our citizens and that’s okay. God forbid someone use something not approved by the FDA to feel better. How terrible a person must be to not trust our medical community!

  3. #3 |  Andrew Williams |  July 18th, 2008 at 5:53 pm

    Fed says: All drugs are OK until we say they’re not. Or if the checks fail to clear.

  4. #4 |  Adrian Little |  July 18th, 2008 at 8:32 pm

    CA grows it, CA regulates it, CA doctors prescribe it, CA citizens consume it. Yet the Federal Gov’t's authority to seize it, arrest and prosecute CA citizens derives from the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, the clause that grants Congress the power to regulate INTERSTATE commerce.

  5. #5 |  Murieal Sheffield |  July 29th, 2008 at 3:32 am

    Too big and too bossy, she hit the nail on the head. It’s our own fault for letting the situation get this far out of hand. I, we, should start sending more money to NORML so they can afford advertisements.

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