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Nearly a half-century later, 'marijuana martyr' sees hope in Virginia newsadvance.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsadvance.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In March 1974, Roger Trenton Davis was sentenced to 40 years in prison for 9 ounces of marijuana, an unusually harsh punishment that would make him nationally known as the âmarijuana martyr.â Today, possession of small amounts of marijuana is legal in Virginia. Davis is a free man. And the Southwest Virginia native, now 75, is making the best of both things. âThat martyr? Thatâs who I am,â Davis said in an interview Thursday. âI believe that every person on the face of the earth should be allowed to enjoy Godâs herb.â Davis spent hard time in prison for possessing an amount of marijuana that, under laws that took effect July 1, in most circumstances would be punishable by no more than a $25 fine. ....
L-R Track and Field Compete at Gamecock Invitational whky.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from whky.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Track and Field Break Records at Gamecock Invitational - Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics lrbears.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lrbears.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.