Re "Couple found guilty in pot case," Aug. 17: I guess the U.S. Justice Department can at last be satisfied, now that they've finally succeeded in convicting self-professed "Pot Doc" Mollie Fry and her attorney husband, Dale Schafer. Both now face long prison sentences. It may be true (as defense attorney Tony Serra averred) that the couple were "overzealous" in their promotion of marijuana as a safe and sane alternative to the concoctions of the pharmaceutical industry. But their real zealotry -- the cause for which they now look to sacrifice their freedom -- was their determination to shield their otherwise law-abiding patients from the predations of state and federal drug agents. Now that shield is gone. [continues 66 words]
Federal Agents Have Gone Out Of Their Way To Shut Down Dr. Mollie Fry And Attorney Dale Schafer Of The California Medical Research Center In Cool. Their Crime: Providing Marijuana To The Seriously Ill. They Thought It Was Legal In California. Late in the afternoon of Friday September 28, 2001, just as 11-year-old Caroline Schafer was arriving home with her brother, Cody, and her father, she noticed to her surprise a line of dark, late-model SUVs and pickups completely filling the long driveway leading up to her hillside El Dorado County home. [continues 3880 words]
