no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. i m announcing a pardon for all prior federal offenses for the simple possession of marijuana. too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana. it s time that we right these wrongs. carley: a reported 6500 convicts are expected to be pardoned. those are your headlines, guys. over to you. brian: a lot of them and you would know better you are the lawyer, will, but a lot of those were plea deals. so you have a serious drug charge and you knock it down to a marijuana charge that was part of a deal and now all of a sudden you are free. will: to your point simple possession vs. intent to distribute. brian: right. will: talking about quantity vs. the evidence they might have on hand for intent to distribute. i just have in your mind the picture that is created is some guy walking around with a joint ends up in federal prison. that s probably not who we are talking about here with those
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Subscriber only A father and son duo are facing seven drug and weapon-related charges after police allegedly found 800 marijuana plants at an Isaac coast property. Terrence Eric Latimore and his son Daniel Eric Latimore fronted Sarina Magistrates Court on Monday over the February 17 raid at an address along Schirmers Road in Ilbilbie. Magistrate Bronwyn Hartigan said the police search also found an ATV, quad bike, tools, generators, water pumps, water tanks and farming and gardening equipment which police alleged the Latimores used for tending the crop. The court heard there was also a caravan used in possession of marijuana, unauthorised explosives, a shotgun and a rifle.
Two Sunshine Coast men will spend the next several months in jail after being caught growing almost 400 marijuana plants on a Mary Valley property. Eumundi s Steven John Douglas Best and Cooroy s Stephen John Halpin were sentenced in Brisbane District Court on Wednesday. The pair had last week faced a Gympie court where they pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to a sophisticated hydroponic set-up they established at Carters Ridge. Gympie District Court was told police seized 49.5kg of marijuana plants with a wholesale value of more than $360,000 at the property. Almost half of the plants were more than 1m high.
Two Sunshine Coast men will spend the next several months in jail after being caught growing almost 400 marijuana plants on a Mary Valley property. Eumundi s Steven John Douglas Best and Cooroy s Stephen John Halpin were sentenced in Brisbane District Court on Wednesday. The pair had last week faced a Gympie court where they pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to a sophisticated hydroponic set-up they established at Carters Ridge. Gympie District Court was told police seized 49.5kg of marijuana plants with a wholesale value of more than $360,000 at the property. Almost half of the plants were more than 1m high.