Dear SANO Surfers, LeRoy Grannis is OK and living near his son John and is doing better than most people who were born in 1917. In December he lost his beloved wive of well over 60 years, Katie and recently moved from the 2-room Assisted Living apartment he shared with her.
He is alert, aware and articulate. He's reading the book about Miki Dora, sees his family almost every day, visits with or goes to lunch with old friends as often as possible. He asks about the surf every time I see him. At nearly 92 he does not walk too far but does 'fred-flintstones' his wheelchair pretty well. He still has that wry smile and twinkle in his eye. He's a much younger man inside!
Like most in their 90s he does have some health issues but they are not painful ones. His condition and mobility disqualify him for solo Assistant Living so he's in a center selected by his son with a higher level of care. He can no longer run his photo business and his collection is under the care and protection of a Trustee selected by attorneys for the family.
His photo business is not operating but he does have other resourcees. The implication that he is destitute or has been ripped off is completely incorrect. The money he saved for his old age and the money earned by his photo business was spent on keeping him and Katie healthy and together for as long as possible. No funds are missing, they are being spent on his old age as intended and are accounted for by Trustees, lawyers, family and the San Diego Superior court.
There is an unfortunate fight in the family over the creation of the Trust and control of his assets. The alarm and accusations spread here and elsewhere are untrue and unfortunate and disrespectful to Granny and his contributions to surfing and surf culture. Stop it!
LeRoy Grannis lives! We must celebrate the man and his work. Please send Granny Aloha in any way that you can. Help generate happiness for this still-wonderful man.
@Whitehouse please inform Sheriff Pat Hedges that he works for the state of California, and not the DEA.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." The Tenth Amendment
The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are; but it is the one most consistent with our character and courage as a nation and our commitments around the world. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender or submission.
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Then : @Whitehouse The policy is to go after those people who violate both federal and state law, to the extent that people do that and try to use medical marijuana laws as a shield for activity that is not designed to comport with what the intention was of the state law. Those are the organizations, the people, that we will target. And that is consistent with what the president said during the campaign.
Now : @CharlesCLynch Was sentenced to one year and one day in Federal prison. The judge let me stay out of jail pending appeal. He believed there was strong evidence that an appeal would be successful. Will update site in next day or so. Still in LA with friends.
How is that consistent with what the president said during the campaign? @NeonSurfer
Follow @CharlesCLynch the medical marijuana dispensary owner whose business, fully legal under our California state law, was raided by federal agents in 2007.
At his federal trial last year, Lynch was not allowed to mention the legal status of medical marijuana under California state law while conducting his defense. The predictable—and outrageous—verdict? Lynch was found guilty of distributing pot and faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison.
After several delays, Lynch's sentencing is scheduled for 10A.M. Pacific Time on Thursday, June 11.
Will justice be served? Or will an innocent man pay for the crimes of a government that is out of control? President Barack Obama has said he will stop federal raids against dispensaries in states that have made medical marijuana legal. Will that pledge make a difference in Lynch's sentencing?
Reason.tv has been covering the Lynch saga since it began. For more videos and information on the case, go here now.
This video was edited by Alexander Manning; additional footage provided by Rick Ray.
Medical Marijuana: Review and Analysis of Federal and State Policies
The issue before Congress is whether to continue the federal prosecution of medical marijuana patients and their providers, in accordance with the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), or whether to relax federal marijuana prohibition enough to permit the medicinal use of botanical cannabis products when recommended by a physician, especially where permitted under state law.
Bills that would make medical marijuana available under federal law for medical use in the states with medical marijuana programs and that would make it possible for defendants in federal court to reveal to juries that their marijuana activity was medically related and legal under state law have been introduced in recent Congresses and are likely to be reintroduced in the 111th Congress. Past proposals to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II of the CSA might also resurface in the current Congress.
The Obama Administration’s Attorney General has signaled an end to federal raids by the Drug Enforcement Administration of medical marijuana dispensaries that are operating in accordance with state laws, in fulfillment of a pledge to end such actions that was made by candidate Obama during the presidential campaign.
Thirteen states, mostly in the West, have enacted laws allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and many thousands of patients are seeking relief from a variety of serious illnesses by smoking marijuana or using other herbal cannabis preparations. Meanwhile, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration refuses to recognize these state laws and continues to investigate and arrest, under federal statute, medical marijuana providers and users in those states and elsewhere.
Claims and counterclaims about medical marijuana—much debated by journalists and academics, policymakers at all levels of government, and interested citizens—include the following: Marijuana is harmful and has no medical value; marijuana effectively treats the symptoms of certain diseases; smoking is an improper route of drug administration; marijuana should be rescheduled to permit medical use; state medical marijuana laws send the wrong message and lead to increased illicit drug use; the medical marijuana movement undermines the war on drugs; patients should not be arrested for using medical marijuana; the federal government should allow the states to experiment and should not interfere with state medical marijuana programs; medical marijuana laws harm the federal drug approval process; the medical cannabis movement is a cynical ploy to legalize marijuana and other drugs. With strong opinions being expressed on all sides of this complex issue, the debate over medical marijuana does not appear to be approaching resolution. (Or is it?)
