Prison Term for a Seller of Medical Marijuana

[lib2DaBone]

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the owner of a marijuana dispensary to a year in prison, a sign that providers of medical marijuana still face the possibility of jail time despite the Obama administration’s promise not to prosecute them if they comply with state law.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/us/12pot.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
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[Merlot]

1. I think there were some other problems with his business.

Sorry no link but I remember reading that the actual reason he was being sent to prison was not exactly for selling pot, but for other infractions.

It is the new way that they will imprison pot sellers - technicalities.

[IDFbunny]

2. Putting him in prison serves the public how? nt

[Ghost in the Machine]

3. Silly you, worrying about "the public"! What about the Prison Industrial Complex??

How are they gonna get their State & Federal Welfare if they don't have full cells???

What will we tell the children???