Texan Justice: 19-year-old faces life in prison for selling pot brownies
- 9 years ago
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19-year-old Jacob Lavoro could be facing life in prison for making and selling pot brownies in Texas.
The brownies were made with hash oil, which is derived from the flowers of the marijuana plant and contains higher levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Possession of the smallest amount of marijuana is a misdemeanor, while possession of the tiniest amount of hash - even a gram - is a felony.
State law allows law enforcement to include the weight of the sugar, butter, cocoa, eggs and other ingredients in the brownies when calculating the total weight of the drug. At 660 grams or about 1.5 pounds, this case was deemed a first degree felony punishable by 5 years to life in prison.
Jamie Spencer, the legal counsel for the marijuana decriminalization advocacy group, Texas NORML, said the punishment in no way fits the crime.
"That's higher than the punishment range for sexual assault, higher than the punishment range for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon," he said.
Even if Jacob Lavorno does indeed receive a life sentence for baking pot brownies, he would be far from the first American to receive a life term for a nonviolent marijuana offense.
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19-year-old Jacob Lavoro could be facing life in prison for making and selling pot brownies in Texas.
The brownies were made with hash oil, which is derived from the flowers of the marijuana plant and contains higher levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Possession of the smallest amount of marijuana is a misdemeanor, while possession of the tiniest amount of hash - even a gram - is a felony.
State law allows law enforcement to include the weight of the sugar, butter, cocoa, eggs and other ingredients in the brownies when calculating the total weight of the drug. At 660 grams or about 1.5 pounds, this case was deemed a first degree felony punishable by 5 years to life in prison.
Jamie Spencer, the legal counsel for the marijuana decriminalization advocacy group, Texas NORML, said the punishment in no way fits the crime.
"That's higher than the punishment range for sexual assault, higher than the punishment range for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon," he said.
Even if Jacob Lavorno does indeed receive a life sentence for baking pot brownies, he would be far from the first American to receive a life term for a nonviolent marijuana offense.
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