Dennis Peron, Pot Guru, Arraigned on Child Porn, Drug Charges

Friday, November 5 2010

Dennis Peron, the author of the medical marijuana-creating Proposition 215 and a revered figure in the cannabis community, was arraigned today in San Francisco on drug and child porn charges.

The charges stem from a police raid on Peron's "Castro Castle" in August. The "matter depicting a minor engaging or simulating sexual conduct" was allegedly gleaned from a computer on site, according to folks at the Castle when SF Weeklycalled.

Peron is also accused of possession of methamphetamine for sale; possession of ecstasy; possession of marijuana (surprise); and opening or maintaining a place for the purpose of selling or using any controlled substance. Bail has been set at $200,000; folks at the Castle expect Peron to return home in the next day or so.

Private attorney David Wilton has been appointed to the case; he said he did not have permission to speak to the media. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Lisa Culbertson -- a member of the "Child Assault Unit," incidentally.

Peron, who suffered a stroke in April, was flummoxed by the police raid. "Why me and why now?" he asked SF Weekly at the time.

Peron claimed police took 12 people into custody -- guests at the Castle and some employees, including Peron, who spent the night in jail, he said. Officers also seized an undisclosed amount of cash, a dozen laptop computers -- Peron's laptop and the computers of his guests -- prescription drugs belonging to some of his guests, and a pound of marijuana Peron claims he grew and was in the process of smoking.

Peron told SF Weekly two other people mentioned in the search warrant "tweekers" -- but "neither of them live here or have any connection with" the Castro Castle.

- Article from SF Weekly

 

I should have mentioned that this bust was from last Friday, November 5. And also, it said

Perhaps the material wasn't found on Peron's computer.

But yes, there's been a few busts lately and the timing is enough to make one curious. Most major news channels hardly said anything about Prop 19, though they didn't mind being vocal about their feelings against it. Now, many news channels are more than happing to be covering all these busts, "right after the defeat of prop 19 in California."

 

Perhaps they planted it on him?

 

Yah, Tommy Chong was convicted for the actions of an employee of a company he didn't even own or run. He just lent out his image. I wouldn't be surprised if they convict him for other people's crimes and play it up to the public that a pot activist was convicted for child porn and that they are all evil people that want to destroy America and hurt our children.

 

tommy chong , wife, & son, owned the company, & he took the rap for his son