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Ed Rosenthal is recognized worldwide as a leading authority on marijuana. In his more
than 30 years as the "guru of ganja," he has written or edited more than a dozen books
about marijuana cultivation and social policy that cumulatively have sold more than one
million copies. One of his books on marijuana cultivation is the only book of its type to
be reviewed by the New York Times.
He was one of the original American writers to travel to Holland, bringing European
knowledge and sophistication about cannabis to the US through his books and columns.
Rosenthal currently teaches horticulture at Oaksterdam University, the leading trade
school for the cannabis industry. His classes teach how to use the latest equipment along
with lessons for the best growing techniques.
Rosenthal views marijuana law as a crucial social issue. Ed has served as an expert
witness on marijuana cultivation in federal and state trials and has been very active in
promoting and developing policies of civil regulation for marijuana. His commentary on
issues such as Proposition 19, the legalize, tax and regulate Cannabis bill on the 2010
California ballot, can be viewed on his blog:
www.edrosenthal.com
In 2003 Rosenthal was tried in Federal Court for cultivation. He was convicted by a jury
that was not allowed to hear that he was deputized by the City of Oakland to provide
marijuana for patients - an omission that later caused his jurors to denounce their verdict.
His trial shifted public opinion in favor of State medical marijuana laws.
Rosenthal serves as the Executive Director of Green Aid: The Medical Marijuana Legal
Defense and Education Fund. Currently Green Aid is challenging the use of SWAT-
team force in a marijuana arrest in Columbia, MO and the right for cannabis patients to
transport their medicine in airports: www.green-aid.com
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