11 Facts About Ed Rosenthal

Edward "Ed" Rosenthal was born on December 2,1944 and is an American horticulturist, author, publisher, and Cannabis grower known for his advocacy for the legalization of marijuana use.

Ed Rosenthal served as a columnist for High Times Magazine during the 1980s and 1990s.

Ed Rosenthal 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 marijuana.

Ed Rosenthal was convicted in federal court, but the conviction was overturned on appeal.

Ed Rosenthal was convicted again, but was not re-sentenced, since his original sentence had been completed.

Ed Rosenthal has been active in promoting and developing policies of civil regulation for medicinal marijuana.

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

Ed Rosenthal 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.

On 31 May 2007, it was announced that Ed 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.

Ed Rosenthal was acquitted of growing and distributing marijuana at the Harm Reduction Center medical-marijuana club in San Francisco.

Ed Rosenthal did not receive any additional jail time and planned to appeal.