Outraged jurors in the Ed Rosenthal medical marijuana trial will make a statement at a news conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, February 4 at the Federal Courthouse. Jury Foreman Charles Sackett will be joined by fellow jurors in apologizing to Rosenthal for a verdict they say was not just. They will also present a letter asking for a retrial.

After Fridayıs verdict, many jurors expressed shock and outrage after learning that prosecutors blocked Rosenthalıs side of the story. Jurors said they felt ³used" and "railroaded", and that the trial had been a "kangaroo court." Many said that Rosenthal would have been acquitted but for the Judge forbidding Rosenthal and his attorneys to discuss his defense.

Rosenthal was officially deputized by the City of Oakland under California's medical marijuana law. Prior to the trial, Judge Breyer ruled in favor of the prosecutionıs demand to ban the discussion of why Rosenthal was growing marijuana.

San Francisco City officials will join in the call for a retrial. They will also call for the Federal Government to back off of its aggressive and deceptive campaign to block Californiaıs medical marijuana law.