Judge Rejects Motion to Void Medicinal Pot Case
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OAKLAND — A 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 large-scale 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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