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Sentencing in medical marijuana case impacted by statutory minimums

By Douglas A. Berman

This article from the Los Angeles Times reveals the continued impact of mandatory minimum sentencing statutes even though the guidelines are advisory.  Here are a few of the details: The sentencing of a man who has become a key figure in the national debate over medical marijuana was postponed Thursday, with a federal judge saying he was inclined to impose a more lenient sentence than the five years required by federal sentencing guidelines, but questioning whether he had the authority to do so. "If I could find a way out, I would," U.S. District Judge George H. Wu said. He gave lawyers in the case until June 2 to file briefs regarding the impending sentence of Charles Lynch. Lynch, 47, ran a medical marijuana dispensary in Morro Bay on the Central Coast in 2006 and 2007...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 24, 2009 (boomark / email).