Helena Independent Record, 02 Feb 2013 – Medical Marijuana Grower Chris Williams Was Sentenced Friday to a Mandatory Five Years on a Federal Gun Charge, and Time Served on a Marijuana Charge. MISSOULA – Calling certain mandatory minimum sentences "unfair and absurd," a federal judge Friday sentenced medical marijuana grower Chris Williams to five years in prison the least amount mandated for his federal gun conviction.

The Billings Gazette, 31 Jan 2013 – Missoula MT. – A last-minute flurry of activity surrounding the case of convicted medical marijuana grower Chris Williams did not halt Williams’ scheduled sentencing in U.S. District Court in Missoula on Friday. On Thursday afternoon, federal Judge Dana Christensen ordered that a sentencing memorandum, dated Monday, from an Ohio State University law professor would not be given the weight of an official memorandum.

Missoulian, 23 Nov 2012 – Medical marijuana grower Chris Williams is seeking a new trial after being convicted in a federal drug and weapons case that carries the potential for a prison sentence of up to 92 years. He’s appealing, but his supporters aren’t waiting for the justice system. They’ve taken his cause to the Internet, in the form of online petitions filed with the White House, with www.SignOn.org, and with www.Care2.com . Together, they’ve gathered close to 40,000 signatures nationwide.

Missoulian, 24 Oct 2012 – Former medical marijuana entrepreneur Jason Christ has been banned from the University of Montana campus after allegedly smoking marijuana in the law school, cursing someone upon being told UM President Royce Engstrom wasn’t available, and cursing another person as he sought a parking pass refund. A memo from Sgt. Ben Gladwin from the UM Office of Public Safety, successfully seeking to permanently bar Christ from campus, cited the following allegations:

The Billings Gazette, 07 Oct 2012 – Let’s start by clearing up any confusion about Initiative 124. Voter approval would cement restrictions on medical marijuana approved by the 2011 Legislature. Rejection would restore the 2004 voter-approved law that legalized the medical use of marijuana in Montana.

Missoulian, 06 Oct 2012 – Let’s start by clearing up any confusion about Initiative 124. Voter approval would cement restrictions on medical marijuana approved by the 2011 Legislature. Rejection would restore the 2004 voter-approved law that legalized the medical use of marijuana in Montana.

Missoulian, 06 Sep 2012 – Tom Daubert, who led the push for the voter-approved law legalizing medical marijuana in Montana, was sentenced Thursday to five years’ probation in a federal drug case. "I’m feeling relieved and grateful for the judge’s mercy and leniency," Daubert said. " … I’m very glad he recognized the uniqueness of my particular case."

Missoulian, 16 Aug 2012 – Missoula city and county law enforcement officers knew Colton Peterson was suicidal when they pressured him to name drug dealers in 2010, according to a federal lawsuit filed by Peterson’s parents. In fact, William and Juliena Darling repeatedly spoke to police and a sheriff’s detective about their son’s suicidal tendencies, and even confiscated his handgun, the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Missoula contends.

Missoulian, 08 Aug 2012 – Montana’s courts shouldn’t spend any more time on state medical marijuana laws, a Montana Supreme Court justice says — again. Justice James C. Nelson’s comments were included in a Supreme Court decision issued last week in a case appealing Deer Lodge’s approval of a medical marijuana business in 2010.