prohibition

prohibition prime

California: San Diego Mayor Calls For Jury Nullification In Medical Marijuana Case
5.21.13 Steve Elliott  Hemp News
http://hemp.org/news/content/california-san-diego-mayor-calls-jury-nullification-medical-marijuana-case

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner on Monday took on the federal government and its crackdown on medical marijuana. Filner held a press conference in support of medical marijuana patient Ronnie Chang, who was operating state-licensed dispensaries, calling for jury nullification in the case.
Chang's supporters say he was wrongfully arrested and persecuted in federal raids back in 2009, reports Sharon Chen at Fox 5 San Diego.

"Ronnie Chang has been in custody for about five months," said Terrie Best of San Diego Americans for Safe Access. "He has a very infirm mother he had been supporting and taking care of."
Chang's attorney, Michael McCabe, on Monday appeared before a federal magistrate judge to argue a temporary gag order against him be lifted. McCabe was criticized by supporters of the federal crackdown for appearing in a video blasting U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy, who has overseen the
crackdown in Southern California.

The persecution of Chang is bias-driven and vindictive, according to McCabe.
Prosecutors wanted all material regarding the case removed from the internet and social networks, which makes one wonder why they are afraid of the truth. A federal judge wouldn't enforce the gag order, but instead McCabe agreed not to "try the case in front of the press."
The prosecutors came to their senses, backing down from their request to remove information from the internet.

Mayor Filner called the case an example of an overbearing federal government.
"Fortunately, that gag order does not apply to me," Mayor Filner said. "Take a guy who has legal permits, he's jailed without bail and now no one can even talk about the case."
When it was suggested to Mayor Filner that the federal prohibition on marijuana is "the law of the land," Mayor Filner shot back that "Jury nullification is also the law of the land."
Filner said the Chang case is another reason he'll keep fighting for safe access to medical marijuana in San Diego.
"I want what I call regulated access for those that are suffering from chronic pain and cancer," the Mayor said.