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| Marijuana Activist Convicted of Cultivation! |
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Posted by FoM on May 10, 1999 at 10:57:52 PT Source: Our Times Santa Monica 
VENICE Joe "Hemp" Kidwell, a motorcycle mechanic-turned marijuana activist, faces a maximum of three years in prison for growing 14 pot plants on the roof of his Lincoln Boulevard office building last summer. After two days of deliberation, a jury in Santa Monica Superior Court on Wednesday convicted Kidwell, 45, of illegally cultivating and possessing marijuana. He was arrested on Aug. 10 after Los Angeles police, who were summoned by citizen complaints, spotted the plants from the road. Kidwell's office is in the building at 4059 Lincoln Blvd. Kidwell's sentencing is scheduled June 2. He faces a 16-month to three-year sentence on the cultivation charge and an additional six months and a possible $500 fine for possession of the marijuana. Deputy District Attorney Decio Rangel declined to comment on the details of the case until after the sentencing phase of the trial. Defense attorney Seymour Friedman promised to file a motion that calls the jury's verdict "illogical." The jury ruled there is no evidence to convict Kidwell of selling marijuana, then convicted him of illegally possessing and growing the drug. However, a doctor's testimony proved that Kidwell is legally protected by Prop. 215 to possess and cultivate marijuana for medical use, Friedman said. Click the above link to read the whole article! Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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