Judge Rejects Motion to Void Medicinal Pot Case
Associated Press

OAKLANDA judge on Monday denied a motion to dismiss
charges against Cannabis Buyers' Club founder Dennis
Peron.
Defense attorneys had argued that the case was politically
motivated. They also said it became moot when voters approved
Proposition 215, the initiative that permits the medicinal use of
marijuana.
But Alameda County Superior Court Judge Larry Goodman
rejected those arguments and said defendants had failed to prove
that the state attorney general's office is selectively prosecuting
them.
Peron and five others were indicted by the Alameda County
Grand Jury last October. They face felony charges of conspiracy,
possession of marijuana for sale and the largescale sale and
transportation of the drug.
Peron says he is disappointed by the ruling, but he expects to be
acquitted if the case goes to trial.
"I just feel like it's a continuing campaign against the will of the
people," he said.

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