Court Support for Scott Feil
| By Americans for Safe Access | Published August 27, 2009 |
Medical marijuana defendant Scott Feil
Scott Feil will have his bail hearing on Wednesday, September 2nd at 10 am before Federal Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman: Courtroom G, 15th floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue (between Polk and Larkin Streets), San Francisco. Remember: do not bring medicine into the building and you will need to bring photo ID.
| Date: |
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 |
| Time: | 10:00 AM |
| Address: | San Francisco Federal Building get directions 450 Golden Gate Ave. San Francisco, California 94102 |
Medical marijuana defendant Scott Feil
Scott Feil was the former manager of the United Medical Caregivers Clinic medical cannabis dispensary in Los Angeles, and has been fighting a
federal forfeiture case for several years, according to Dale Gieringer,
PhD, coordinator for California NORML, a group dedicated to reforming
marijuana laws.
Gieringer said the Upper Lake situation is significant because, although
there have been about three or four other DEA raids involving that are
alleged to be medical marijuana collectives, this is the first time
arrests were made and federal charges filed since President Obama came
into office in January.
Earlier this year, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the
federal government would no longer prosecute marijuana offenses that are
legal under state medical marijuana laws. Since then, the DEA has raided
two or three dispensaries in San Francisco and Los Angeles, but without
making any arrests, according to California NORML.
Gieringer said the 154 plants seized from Carter's property – which
Carter's wife, Jamie Ceridono, said were covered by medical recommendations – is a small number and is in keeping with what would be
found at a medical marijuana collective.
“It sounds like the key to this whole case is this informant who was
setting something up,” said Gieringer.
California NORML, which has kept track of all federal marijuana arrests
since they started, denounced the federal overnment for continuing to
interfere in California's medical marijuana laws in the wake of the Upper
Lake arrests.
| Date: |
Thursday, August 27, 2009 |
| Time: | 9:30 AM |
| Address: | San Francisco Federal Building get directions 450 Golden Gate Ave. San Francisco, California 94102 |
Supporters are encouraged to attend!
