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   From: dr.lilly.black@splc.org   
      
   (NEWSER) — Charlo Greene made headlines in 2014 when the then 26-   
   year-old memorably quit her TV reporting gig on air while   
   announcing her intention to push for the legalization of   
   marijuana in Alaska: She said, "F--- it, I quit," before walking   
   out of view. But as the Guardian reports, her ensuing off-screen   
   plight has been largely ignored, even though she faces more than   
   a half-century in prison.   
      
   That's because Greene, whose legal name is Charlene Egbe, isn't   
   just a cannabis advocate but the owner of the Alaska Cannabis   
   Club, which she created on April 20, 2014, a full six months   
   before Alaska voted to legalize the adult use of cannabis. In   
   other words, she was receiving "donations" for marijuana through   
   club "memberships" before it was legal to do so.   
      
   Police raided the club twice and detectives made several   
   undercover purchases, and though Greene wasn't directly involved   
   in them, state prosecutors are charging her because the club is   
   registered under her name. She's pleaded not guilty to charges   
   of "misconduct involving a controlled substance," and the   
   original indictment listed eight offenses that amounted to a   
   possible 24 years in jail.   
      
   The Guardian broke the news to Greene that six offenses have   
   since been added, raising the total to 54 years. In the Weed   
   Blog, Greene calls this a "modern-day lynching," and tells High   
   Times that she hopes the cannabis community rallies behind her.   
   "I need help more than ever," she says. "Now that I could lose   
   the rest of my life because of cannabis, it feels like the   
   people I fought for have abandoned me." (Alaskans can't smoke   
   weed in public.)   
      
   http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/10/02/former-   
   alaska-reporter-faces-54-years-jail-pot-club/91434394/   
      
   She can thank Obama for turning the tide of justice against   
   black criminals.   
        
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)