The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, Erek L. Barron, issued the following news release:. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Acting Special Agent in Charge Selwyn Smith of Homeland Security Investigations Baltimore; Acting Special Agent in Charge Mark Lewis of the U.S. Department of State,.
Although some states have approved cannabis sales, the federal government still considers it a serious drug. That muddle was on display in a case where a man faced 10 years to life in prison.