Life in Prison for Growing Medical Marijuana? (protest tomorrow 8am Denver)

http://blogs.westword.com/latestword...rs_in_jail.php

Sensible Colorado release:

Life in Prison for Growing Medical Marijuana?

Not in Colorado!

Dear MMJ Supporters,

Colorado caregiver Christopher Bartkowicz is facing life in federal prison for growing medicine for sick Colorado patients. We need your help in bringing attention to this government supported atrocity. Join us on Wednesday, September 22 at 8am as we rally at the Federal Courthouse in Denver. Then make your way inside to show support as Bartkowicz's attorney makes the most important arguments of the case-- whether all charges should be dismissed because Bartkowicz was following Colorado law. Concurrently, the US Attorney will argue Bartkowicz should be prohibited from even mentioning the words "medical marijuana" at his jury trial scheduled for November 1st, 2010.

This is a crucial day for medical marijuana in Colorado, and we need your support to tell the feds we will not stand by as they attempt to destroy Colorado's medical marijuana community!

WHAT: Protest to support Chris Bartkowicz and Colorado Medical Marijuana Patients

WHEN: Wednesday, September 22nd, 8:00-8:30am

NOTE from CTI: Chris' hearing starts at 9am, so be in line to get through security into the courhouse by 8:30am.

WHERE: Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse (west entrance), 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado 80294.

COURTOOM: 7th floor -- The Honorable Judge Philip Brimmer

WHY: No one should be sent to jail for growing legal medical marijuana.

WHAT TO BRING: Signs, water bottles, noise making devices

BE RESPECTFUL and DRESS TO IMPRESS! Please be very respectful in the courtroom. No signs or noisemaking devices or even T-shirts with slogans on them inside. We don't want to harm Chris' case, but we do want to be there to show support.

local gov must be pissed they cant profit off of us anymore only feds can. let out a murderer quick !! if they had their way we would hang from trees. hopefully mj trees thats the way id want to go, hah hah yeah yeah

meded for the best in cannabis
im meded and i approve this message:D

I will pas this info along to Doctor Dope for him to announce on air.
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The link to the blog page does not work.

Good luck to him - but he's boned if he's saying "I followed Colorado Law" in Federal Court.

This situation is really sad.

Kid was popped cause he said he was going to make alot of money on TV. Worst part was, the amounts that he estimated he would make were so ludacris, that you would have thought it was the feds themselves who were evaluating the operation.

I cannot be there but I wish him the best.

I don't think there is anything he can do about a conviction but I hope that they are seriously lenient with the sentencing.

Doctor Dope show? I found him in your previous post. Great job! :thumbsup:
THE DOCTOR DOPE SHOW 10/1/2010 - IntelHubRadioNetwork | Internet Radio | Blog Talk Radio
Great show, you can't post that too many times. Do I hear an addition to some bodies sig line? ;)

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Originally Posted by Gatekeeper777

I will pas this info along to Doctor Dope for him to announce on air.
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I read some comments (supposedly from this guy) He is lucky to be getting any support from the way he argued with people on the comment boards. It was on a 9 news or one of those websites. The guy made a foolish mistake going on the air in the first place. You dont do that. It only taunts the Feds. Some people tried to point this out to him and he would not listen only got pissy with people.

He claims the journalist minced his words from sound bites and lured him into saying 400,000 thousand dollars. With an ideal set up you could make 400,000 was what he said not that he is making 400 grand. Video evidence is damning no matter if it was edited or not cause every one wont see the unedited version only the one making him look bad.

I understand the guy is under a ton of stress but you dont piss off possible supporters by acting like he did. I wish the guy all the best but hes floating down the river with no paddle and that waterfall is coming on fast.

Why is he looking at 60 years does he have prior offenses????? The punishment in no way fits the crime

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Originally Posted by Ebbandflowian

Why is he looking at 60 years does he have prior offenses????? The punishment in no way fits the crime

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Using government math and logic:
If you are growing over 50 plants, the yield magically increases to 1 lb a plant.
He had 217 plants, that makes 98 kilos
Federal Penalty for over 50kg is 20 years
He was within 1000' feet of a school, that doubles the penalty.

So I was only able to calculate 40 years from that. Maybe there is conspiracy and all that other random crap they add on to charges with.

FEDERAL - NORML

he has priors