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posted on September 29, 2012 by
US MT: Jury Finds Chris Williams Guilty on All Eight Counts in
Helena Independent Record, 28 Sep 2012 – Chris Williams, who wanted to challenge the federal government over its handling of medical marijuana prosecutions in Montana, was led to jail in handcuffs Thursday after 12 jurors convicted him of eight drug- and firearms-related charges. Williams sat quietly and unemotionally, with his hands folded on the table in front of him, as the three men and nine women, their voices shaking at times, told the court that their verdict was unanimous.
posted on September 29, 2012 by
US MT: Williams Trial: Defense Attorney Requests Mistrial
Helena Independent Record, 27 Sep 2012 – Federal defense attorney Michael Donahoe requested a mistrial Thursday in the medical marijuana case of Chris Williams after prosecutor Joe Thaggard compared Williams and his partners to dogs. In his closing statement, Thaggard told the jury that Williams was involved in criminal conduct and when he did that, he would get involved with bad people.
posted on September 29, 2012 by
US MT: PUB LTE: Medical Marijuana Initiative Goes Against Will
Montana Standard, 28 Sep 2012 – On the issue of Senate Bill 423, which puts ridiculous regulations on medical marijuana: if you are in favor of this bill, you are not seeing the big picture. Put the marijuana to the side for a moment. The people of Montana voted for a bill to legalize something that helped hurt or sick people to live a more comfortable life. There were no problems with this substance, other than the Legislature seeing it as a booming industry that they had no control over. That, my friends, is what this whole mess is all about: government control.
posted on September 28, 2012 by
US MT: Montana Medical Marijuana Provider Found Guilty of Drug
Missoulian, 28 Sep 2012 – HELENA – A jury on Thursday convicted a medical marijuana provider of drug trafficking and firearms charges, upholding the U.S. government’s raids of state-regulated pot dispensaries in its first test at trial. The provider, Chris Williams, was barred by the trial judge from making the case that he and Montana Cannabis followed the state medical marijuana law that voters approved in 2004. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen ruled state laws were irrelevant in the case involving alleged violations of the federal Controlled Substances Act.
