| Court-qualified expert witness in at least 34 California counties: Alameda, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Humboldt, Inyo, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura and Yolo. Testimony received favorable mention by CA Court of Appeals. Qualified in the federal Ninth Circuit Court in Northern, Southern, and Eastern, Districts of California, Fifth Circuit Middle District of Louisiana. Qualified in Oklahoma, filed declarations in States including Washington, Oregon and Alaska, as well as in New Zealand and Canada.
Qualified as an expert in cannabis cultivation, sex, genetics, cloning, crop yields, preparation, smell, medical use, personal use, dosage, consumption, sales, and commercial intent.
Has hands-on legal participation in the breeding, cultivation, and processing of cannabis in Holland and Switzerland. Analyzed personal cannabis gardens in Spain, industrial hemp in Germany. Observed indoor, outdoor and greenhouse grows, harvests and processing. Since 1991 he has traveled to Europe numerous times to observe cannabis operations.
Investigated more than 400 criminal cases, testified more than 100 times. Reviewed scores of police reports and narratives, search warrants, case documents, photos, court transcripts, evidence reports, videos, diagrams, etc. Heard police officers testify at least 70 times. Interviewed scores of defendants and witnesses. Examined, evaluated, weighed and/or measured forensic material at least 120 times, including microscopic exam, photos, root count, site visit and manicure.
Taught accredited CLE courses on marijuana investigations for NORML Criminal Defense Lawyers Committee, Orange County (CA) Office of the Public Defender, and Santa Cruz Criminal Defense Attorneys. Lectured or taught classes on cannabis at institutions including UC Berkeley, Learning Annex, Five Branches Institute, Omega Institute, Mills College, USC, etc. Designed / curated Hash-Marijuana-Hemp Museum of Amsterdam, with displays on all aspects of cannabis and an operating indoor cannabis garden.
Earned Bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from California State University. Has accredited training by California Medical Association, Institute of Health Professionals, International Association for Cannabis as Medicine, American University, and Nova Institut (Germany). Personally acquainted with patients in the federal Investigational New Drug (IND) medical marijuana program.
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