After 17 Years, the Feds Stop Trying to Imprison a Licensed Medical Marijuana Provider
Charlie Lynch’s Ordeal Is a Vivid Reminder of a Senseless Prohibition Policy That Persists Thanks to Political Inertia
Seventeen years ago, the federal government raided Charlie Lynch’s medical marijuana dispensary in Morro Bay, California, and charged him with five drug felonies. Lynch, whose business complied with state and local regulations, has been fighting to stay out of prison ever since,…