Pubdate: Sun, 25 May 2008
Source: Modesto Bee, The (CA)
Copyright: 2008 The Modesto Bee
Contact:  http://www.modbee.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/271
Author: Stefanie Vargas

POT DISPENSERS VS. PAIR OF SWINDLERS

Two young men paid for a business license, paid their taxes and 
operated a marijuana dispensary. Two older men prayed with 20 or more 
families in their homes for God to help them in a desperate time of 
need. In reality, they preyed on the families, stealing their homes, 
leaving them in a heart-wrenching, life-changing situation.

The two young men dispensing marijuana to patients who were legally 
obtaining the pot are facing a minimum of 20 years, yet the two other 
men served a year and still haven't repaid any of their victims. I am 
sickened to think two enterprising young men who were operating a 
business they believed to be legal are facing such harsh sentences, 
and two swindling swine got off so easy. Do a crime involving 
everyday citizens, get a slap on the hand; but when it comes to the 
feds and powerful pharmaceutical lobbyists, make no mistake, you 
won't win. Why do people care what a sick person does to ease their pain?

STEFANIE VARGAS

Modesto
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