Montana man facing felony charge after 178 pot plants found in home

[Garion_55]

Source: ktvq.com

HELENA - A 22-year-old Helena man facing criminal charges on allegations he ran large marijuana grow operation.

Chance McKenzie Bowen was arrested Friday for criminal production of dangerous drugs after Missouri River Drug Task Force agents and Helena law enforcement searched Bowen's home on Graham Street.

The officers discovered 178 marijuana plants under heat lamps and ventilation systems.

Bowen faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and fines of up to $50,000.



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for growing plants.

have we lost our frikken minds?

[NutmegYankee]

1. We lost our minds in the War on Civil Liberties long ago.

Oh dear, did I say civil liberties? I meant drugs.

[bigwillq]

2. Why is this a felony?

SMH.

Such dumb laws.

Life in prison? Are we serious??????

[Politicalboi]

3. Many people are spending life in prison over weed

But that was mostly 40 or 50 years ago. Time has taken it's toll finally for life sentences for weed. I didn't think it even existed anymore since the turn of the century.

[grasswire]

4. cost to Montanans for his incarceration...

....about two million dollars, at approximately 40 grand a year.

The costs for imprisonment come directly from budgets of schools, health programs, parks, road maintenance, etc.

[Comrade Grumpy]

5. How can a plant be against the law? That ain't right.

[Electric Monk]

6. Does this qualify as "Important news of national interest only." like the forum SOP demands?

Shitty news for him, but this happens all the time all over America.

[alittlelark]

8. Not just YEAH, ... But 'HELL YEAH" it does....

this insanity must be stopped!

[Electric Monk]

9. Then threads about the latest gun tragedies all should, too.

See here for background. SecularMotion was talking about this news story.

[Garion_55]

14. actually it doesnt really happen that often

anymore that a person is facing life in prison for pot.

there is the teenager in texas facing it for pot brownies and this guy.

all the other stories about life in prison for pot were guys from 20-30 years ago getting sentenced.

the country has moved on from that. we dont want any one being arrested for any kind of amount any longer let alone life in prison

this story demonstrates that not everyone has joined us in the 21st century.

[ReRe]

7. Yes. We have.

This has been my main beef: It's a effing plant for God's sake. A seed is planted in soil and the plant grows. We teach children in school how to plant seeds and watch the plant grow. And MJ is NOT a dangerous drug. We need to start this damn country over again.

[Warren DeMontague]

10. I especially like how I open that news story and the page is covered with ads for beer.

Life in prison for growing pot. Great use of taxpayer resources, there.

Yay drug war.

[LW1977]

11. Priorities...

You own marijuana plants, you get charged for a felony, you stalk someone on the internet following you from a Minnesota sports message board to DU, you get a slap on the wrist..



...Sorry that last part was a personal thing that just happened..

[jtuck004]

12. Feds persecuting a WA family for growing Medial Marijuna next week, Federal Court. n/t

[OldRedneck]

13. "So he grows a little garden in the backyard by the fence . . ."

"He gets out there in the twilight zone . . . "

[Brigid]

15. I can certainly think of better uses for a prison bed.

First off, each one of the previous regime needs to be occupying one.