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Dateline: July 15, 2008 ... Morro Bay, CA
Contact: Charles C. Lynch
Phone: (805)801-0380
E-Mail: caregiver@centralcoastcompassionatecaregivers.com
Web Address: http://www.friendsofccl.com
MORRO BAY, CA - July 15, 2008 - The Trial of Charles C. Lynch, former
owner of a Medical Marijuana Dispensary located in Morro Bay
California, is set for July 22, 2008 at 8am in Los Angeles, California.
Supporters are encouraged to attend. The Federal court house address
is:
U.S. District Court
Courtroom 10
312 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Charles C. Lynch was the owner and operator of a City Sanctioned
Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Morro Bay California. The Dispensary
opened in April 2006. The business license issued by the city clearly
stated 'Medical Marijuana Dispensary' as the business type. The city
also issued a Conditions of Business document which stated, "no person
under the age of 18 unless accompanied by a parent should be allowed
in the dispensary." The business was also a member of the Morro Bay
Chamber of Commerce. In July 2006, the dispensary was issued a Medical
Cannabis Nursery Permit after a lengthy conditional use permit
process.
The dispensary operated for nearly a year without incident until the
local Sheriff, Pat Hedges, called in the DEA to raid the dispensary on
March 29, 2007. Lynch was not arrested at that time and reopened the
business with the blessing of the Landlord and City Officials. The DEA
subsequently contacted the Landlord and threatened him with forfeiture
of his property and possible prosecution if he did not evict the
dispensary from his building. The dispensary closed on May 16, 2007.
On July 17, 2007 federal agents and the local sheriff arrested Charles
C. Lynch and charged him with a series of federal crimes including,
distributing to persons under 21 years of age. Lynch spent 4 days in
federal detention and was eventually released on a 0,000 bail
posted by his family. Lynch was placed under house arrest and was
required to wear an electronic monitor for 10 months while he waited
for his trial to begin. During this time, Reason.tv
(http://www.reason.tv/) recorded video of Lynch’s struggle with the
Federal Government and on June 11, 2008 published a video hosted by
Drew Carey on the Reason.tv website located at:
http://www.reason.tv/video/show/413.html
The California State Laws regarding Medical Marijuana are based on the
10th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America
which essentially gives States the right to rule and regulate
themselves without fear of Federal Government intervention. In
pretrial motions, the Federal Government has successfully blocked the
jury from knowing that Lynch was operating a business which was
allowed by California State Law and sanctioned by the City of Morro
Bay, California. Lynch did win one pre-trial motion stating his
Miranda rights were violated when he was not allowed to contact his
lawyer for 6 hours when he was arrested and questioned by DEA agents.
As hundreds of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries continue to operate
around the State of California including those in Los Angeles, the
Federal Government has chosen to prosecute Lynch. Lynch has no
previous criminal convictions and is 46 years old. Lynch’s trial is
set to begin at 8:00am in Los Angeles, California Federal Court at the
address listed above. Supporters are encouraged to attend the trial.
For more information visit: http://www.friendsofccl.com
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