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June 12, 2009

Owner of Medical Marijuana Dispensary Sentenced to One-Year Term
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An owner of a California dispensary for medical marijuana has been
sentenced to one year in prison. The owner, Charles Lynch, was given the
jail term despite the Obama administration’s vow not to prosecute
medical dispensers who comply with state law. But Federal Judge George
Wu said the new federal policy would not affect his ruling.



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