Spokesman-Review, 12 Sep 2012 – (AP) – A November ballot initiative asks voters to reject the Legislature’s restrictive law and return to the original law enacted by voters in 2004. HELENA The Montana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that restrictions on medical marijuana sales do not violate the constitutional rights of registered users or providers, overturning a lower judge’s decision to block part of lawmakers’ restrictive rewrite of state regulations.
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US HI: 2 Plead Guilty In Marijuana-Growing Case
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 18 Mar 2012 – Two more co-defendants of outspoken Hilo marijuana advocate Roger Christie pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday and have agreed to cooperate with the government. Susanne Lenore Friend, 48, and her husband, Timothy M. Mann, 59, each pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring to manufacture, distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 284 marijuana plants. They each face a prison term of five to 40 years when a federal judge sentences them in December.
posted on February 29, 2012 by
US HI: Man Makes Plea Deal In Pot Ministry Prosecution
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 28 Feb 2012 – The first of 13 co-defendants from The Hawaii Cannabis Ministry pleaded guilty in federal court Monday and has agreed to cooperate with the government in the drug-trafficking case against founder Roger Christie and other ministry members. Michael B. Shapiro, 63, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute 284 marijuana plants.
