Washington state Federal Agents still prosecuting Marijuana Growers

[Chef Ramsay]

Three people were found guilty Tuesday of growing marijuana, but they also were exonerated of more serious charges in a widely-watched federal drug case in a state where medical and recreational marijuana is legal.

The three remaining defendants of the so-called Kettle Falls Five were all found guilty of growing marijuana. But a jury found them not guilty of distributing marijuana, conspiracy to distribute and firearms charges that carried long prison sentences.

U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Rice set sentencing for June 10.

The defendants were Rhonda Firestack-Harvey, her son Rolland Gregg and his wife, Michelle Gregg.

Firestack-Harvey wiped away tears as she declared victory in the case.

"The truth comes out," she said, noting that the defendants were growing marijuana for medical purposes and had cards permitting that use. "We would have loved to be exonerated of all charges."

However, there was no doubt that federal drug agents found marijuana plants growing on their property near Kettle Falls, she said.

Federal prosecutors did not speak with reporters after the verdict, which followed a full day of deliberations by the jury.

Prosecutors asked that the three be taken into custody until sentencing, but Rice declined.

"It's a victory, but it's bittersweet," said Jeff Niesen, an attorney for Firestack-Harvey. "They've been convicted of a federal crime."

But while the tougher charges carried sentences of a decade in prison, growing marijuana should bring a much lower sentence, Niesen said.

On Monday, attorneys for the defendants asked jurors to throw out what he described as an overzealous and overreaching case.

Attorney Phil Tefleyan criticized the government's prosecution of the three, who contend they were growing medical marijuana for personal use in a case that has drawn wide attention over the government's willingness to prosecute marijuana growers.

"They roped in this innocent family," Tefleyan told jurors.

More...http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/03/04/3-washington-marijuana-growers-convicted-on-federal-charges/?intcmp=latestnews

Guess these feds got nothing better to do than meddle in the internal affairs of states that have told them to go bite it in the Marijuana business.

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[BitMos]

they want to keep their little offices, with the little cars, with their little power (forget they will never dare enter the McMansions along the Potomac, they know full that there they have 0 authority) so they go where they can express their power over others... typical behavior from someone fully dominated to the point of believing that it's for his own good , to reproduce it one someone else (weaker)...

no job = no girl = no fuck = better arrest plant of the creation users = backfire from ...  . Don't cry, don't pain, don't be sad, you deserve it. Scale of the Creation. IF the Creation could create the plant, you think to be able with your little friends in your little country to be able to stop the CREATION? gl. again don't whine, when you get back slashed (at the scale of the creation).

NM (no mercy).

[Possum577]

Federal law always overrules State law, so it's more like the "Parent" meddling in the affairs of the "Child" for telling the parent to "bite it!"

I don't agree with it but it's not news.

[BitMos]

Federal law always overrules State law, so it's more like the "Parent" meddling in the affairs of the "Child" for telling the parent to "bite it!"

I don't agree with it but it's not news.

One option is to destroy the federal gov. understand that it's TW, understand that no piker measure will enough, full restoration or death! why have children in a place where the "conditions" will be worst than for their parents, sorry for those thtat will fell the weight tumble on their hopes. there is no hope, if I... I repeat I, can't get any. sorry, but it's only fair. you liars, believed, diff I know.... forget gg. wp. hfid(e).