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US: Life sentence for pot brownies

Statesman

Wednesday 28 May 2014

The Statesman reported last week that a 19-year-old accused of selling pot brownies could face a sentence of up to life in prison under Texas law, which allows authorities to base the level of the crime committed on the weight of the whole baked product rather than the raw amount of the illegal substance. Possession of more than 400 grams of hash oil with intent to deliver is punishable by anywhere from 10 years to 99 years or life in prison. Probation of up to 10 years is also possible.

Jennarally Contrary: That’s ridiculous. If I have 1 gram of marijuana sprinkled through an ounce of dried grass clippings are you going to charge me for an ounce of marijuana?

Miike Wiilen: Not saying I agree with the law, but it’s not for making a few pot brownies for himself. Big difference.

Patrick Gutierrez: What a waste of time! Don’t the police and prosecutors have something better to do? Go find some real criminals.

Mike Turner: He “faces life in prison” does not mean he will get it. People “face” stiff penalties all the time yet get lesser ones. That is the max he can get. Might get probation. Let’s wait and see before all the system bashing.

Leanne Clayton Seewald: Way too stringent of sentencing guidelines on this one. Impose this on repeat DWI offenders instead. They are the ones killing people on the roads, not the potheads.

David Lane: It’s the same thing as when a dealer cuts coke with mannitol or makes crack — you can’t separate the illegal ingredient so the whole thing gets weighed. Let’s hope the judge has some common sense.

Diane Brawley: Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.

Deborah J Ringstaff: Change our laws. Cannabis is NOT a schedule 1. The government made a mistake and they know it!

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