By Justin Gardner On June 10, three residents of Washington were going to face sentencing in federal court for the crime of growing plants to treat their own medical conditions. The Kettle Falls Five trial, taking place in a state where medicinal and recreational marijuana use is legal, is illustrating the absurdity of U.S. marijuana law.
The sentencing has since been pushed back to October 2, 2015.
The case is likely to alter the course of federal marijuana prosecution, in a time when decriminalization is sweeping the nation.
It began in August 2012 when the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) raided the property of the Harvey family, …read more
Source:: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/state-marijuana-legal-family-facing-prison-growing-medicine/