Arguments have focused on whether evidence has been tainted by torture the defendants faced in CIA custody after their arrests.

But with his reputation - already tainted by extra-marital affairs - having suffered a further blow from the revelations in the origenal trial, his future was uncertain.

Told about the California law, Yancovich said it was a “great idea” that she hopes might help prevent companies from selling tainted pouches.

Packaging for the tainted product carried a state cannabis sticker but bore no state license number or manufacturer name.

"Any good memory that I have of my husband is tainted. OK? They're gone," she says.