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20/20’s John Stossel on the case of Charlie Lynch vs the DEA

Posted April 4, 2009

We couldn’t say “medical marijuana” [in court] - Charlie Lynch’s lawyers

20/20’s John Stossel recently reported on the case of Charlie Lynch. Mr. Lynch is the former owner and managing Caregiver for Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers in Morro Bay, California. Last year, he was convicted on five counts of distributing drugs and faces a minimum of five years in prison. This comes despite the fact that Mr. Lynch never once broke state laws by providing medicinal marijuana to patients that need it. In fact, when he opened his dispensary in 2006, many prominent city council members and local business people attended - even the Mayor of Morro Bay was there for the ribbon cutting ceremony. So why was he convicted of a crime if he never broke state laws? Just ask the renegade sheriff who, after the state refused to go after Mr. Lynch, turned to the DEA for assistance. Check out the intriguing video with John Stossel below:

Update: U.S. District Judge George Wu has postponed the sentencing of Charlie Lynch.


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