Pubdate: Fri, 13 Jun 2003
Source: Tahoe Daily Tribune (South Lake Tahoe, CA)
Copyright: 2003 Tahoe Daily Tribune
Contact:  http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/443
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n877/a09.html
Author: Jed Denlea
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Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Ed+Rosenthal (Rosenthal, Ed)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/authors/Calvina+Fay (Fay, Calvina)

ROSENTHAL A HERO, NOT A "DRUG KINGPIN"

Tribune:

I must say I was shocked by the bold statements made by Ms. Fay in her 
letter, published on June 11, regarding Ed Rosenthal. She called him a 
"drug kingpin." The DEA and prosecutors tried to paint the "drug kingpin" 
image on Rosenthal for the jury. After the trial, when the jury learned 
that he was actually working to provide medicine for the sick and dying, 
with permission from the city of Oakland, the majority of them came out and 
publicly stated that they would not have convicted him if they had known 
the truth.

Ms. Fay claims that Rosenthal is working to "demoralize" our children. I 
think even a child can see the moral difference between pushing illicit 
drugs and providing medicine for AIDS and cancer patients.

Jed Denlea, Boulder, Colo.
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