• roguetrick@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    That law provides several different levels of trafficking, and Hotchkiss was convicted under the lowest level – having between 2.2 lbs and 100lbs. That weight includes all parts of the plant, root and stem and all.

    40 years, jesus fucking CHRIST.

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      10 months ago

      This is stupid, why is the lowest charge range so big. 2.2 lb to 100 lb that is a huge range and you’re telling me there is ranges higher than that? He already has life in prison the hell do they do with the higher ranges

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      10 months ago

      An old pot grower’s adage goes something like: if the sentencing minimum is for between 1-99 plants, you might as well grow 99.

      People like Bud serve as the real life example for this kind of saying sadly.