Obama Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Alarming RateThis month will see a number of patients sentenced, sent to prison despite compliance with state medical marijuana laws. Fallout from the Obama Administrations aggressive federal enforcement in medical marijuana states has reached a fever pitch this month with three people being sentenced, two others due to surrender to federal authorities to serve out sentences of up to five years in prison, and one federal trial in Montana currently scheduled for January 14th. Two of the three people being sentenced in the coming month Montana cultivator Chris Williams and Los Angeles-area dispensary operator Aaron Sandusky face five and ten years to life, respectively. The number of sick patients being locked up by the Obama Administration is unprecedented and deplorable, said Kris Hermes, spokesperson for Americans for Safe Access, the countrys leading medical marijuana advocacy organization. Aggressive enforcement is an unacceptable means of addressing medical marijuana as a public health issue, continued Hermes. The Obama Administration is lying to the American people when it says its not targeting individual patients and these cases are clear evidence of that. Montana patient cultivator Richard Flor died in August while serving out a 5-year prison sentence. Five cultivators claiming to be in compliance with Michigans medical marijuana law were sentenced in October. Two of the cultivators Jaycob Montague and Jeremy Duval are already serving their prison terms of 18 months and 5 years, respectively, and two others John Marcinkewciz and Shelley Waldron are scheduled to surrender to federal authorities on January 8th and 10th, respectively. Waldron will be imprisoned for 18 months and Marcinkewciz for 5 years. The fifth cultivator, Jerry Duval (Jeremys father), was sentenced to 10 years, but has not yet been given a surrender date. Aaron Sandusky operated G3 Holistic in Upland, California when he was federally indicted in June. Though Sandusky was arrested with several others, he was the only one who took his case to trial. In October, Sandusky was denied a defense in federal court and convicted at trial. He is scheduled to be sentenced on January 7th to a minimum of 10 years to life. Far surpassing his predecessor George W. Bush, President Obama has conducted more than 200 SWAT-style raids on state-compliant medical marijuana businesses and has indicted more than 80 people since he took office. How many medical marijuana patients is President Obama going to imprison before he considers other, more humane options? asked Hermes. The president must answer for why hes going against his earlier pledges by spending Justice Department funds in this way, especially at a time of fiscal crisis. Source: Americans For Safe Access Read other articles and press releases from selfnews Post Here linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 