eddy lepp

[justalilrowdy]

He was over the limits but in truth what happened doesnt really matter.. no one should go to prison for marijuana... it comes from nature and the earth and its a crime against nature that one person has ever spent a day in jail or prison for it.
We are not here to judge but to support each other. This plant was given to us for a reason. All of us who know about it have a mission to enlighten others.. It is the most beneficial plant on earth.
Sending good vibes your way today.. all day eddie..
www.goodkarmagrowers.com

 

[xinsanewickedx]

i agree no one should be imprisoned for growing a plant.it is way safer they drinking i have never heard of any one being blazed while driving and crash into something

 

[TheMintMan]

Good luck today Eddy!

 

[scotianmeds]

We are all pulling for ya rainbow eyes... Society has to just let Eddy do what he does, as he is willing to help people that society has forgotten about. Keep up the good work bro

Scotian meds

 

[Thundurkel]

Me too my good wishes and positive vibes are being sent your way!!! I hope it all works in your favor bro!! GOOD LUCK!!!! No Prison for Plants!!!!

 

[brendon420]

the dea needs to get a life.

All the best mr lepp.. kill em with kindness

 

[ROOTWISE]

Preliminary report Jack Herer just posted is Eddy got 10 years followed by 5 years supervised release. Guess we'll wait until an "official" news report is released for additional details....

 

[justalilrowdy]

sad sad news..

Lake County pot grower sentenced to 10 years in prison

By GLENDA ANDERSON
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Published: Monday, May 18, 2009 at 8:55 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, May 18, 2009 at 11:16 a.m.
A Lake County man who pushed the boundaries of medical marijuana laws by growing more than 20,000 pot plants in plain view was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison.A state drug enforcement agent uproots marijuana plants at Charles "Eddy" Lepp's medical marijuana farm along Highway 20 in August 2004.
CHRISTOPHER CHUNG / The Press Democrat
U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Patel ordered Charles “Eddy” Lepp, 56, to turn himself in to federal authorities July 6, said U.S. Attorney Dave Hall.
Lepp was convicted last year of conspiracy to possess marijuana with the intent to distribute more than 1,000 pot plants and of cultivating more than 1,000 plants.
Ten years was the minimum mandatory sentence, Hall said.
Lepp’s attorneys had argued that Lepp should not go to prison because he is in poor health.
Lepp also will be subject to five years of supervised release following his prison sentence, Hall said.
Lepp has said he will appeal last year’s conviction. He claims he is entitled to use pot for religious and medical reasons, but was not allowed to use those claims during his federal trial. Federal authorities do not recognize medical marijuana.
Lepp’s conviction stems from a 2004 raid on his Upper Lake pot operation, where authorities said they seized about 25,000 plants. Lepp has said the number of plants was higher.
High Times magazine, a publication focused on marijuana production and laws, said it was the single largest crop of medical pot seized in the United States. The plants were grown in neat rows in plain view of Highway 20 and next door to a strawberry field.
Investigators estimated the crop could have been worth more than $80 million had they been allowed to mature.

 

[ojd]

some sad news

another good person taken down by our stupid pot laws

 

[FreedomFGHTR]

10 years...

That fucking sucks for Eddy. Hopefully someone will find a mailing contact for him while he is in prison. That way maybe people can help make his time easier by sending him letters, and putting money on his books for the necessities of life that the government doesn't provide to its captives. On the bright side, it wasn't double life. But Eddy is old though so it could be a life sentence given the nature of prison and the violent nature of people that are the majority of the inhabitants there.

 

[justalilrowdy]

California NORML Release 5/18th
EDDY LEPP RECEIVES 10 YEAR MANDATORY MINIMUM FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA

SAN FRANCISCO< May 18th. US District Judge Marilyn Patel sentenced Eddy Lepp to ten years mandatory minimum for having grown over 1,000 marijuana plants for a medical marijuana garden in Lake County.
Patel called the sentence "excessive," but said she had no choice under federal law. In addition, she sentenced Lepp to five years of supervised release with drug testing. She invited Lepp to file for a rehearing in case the law should change.
Lepp called it "very, very sad" that the government showed no compassion, saying"I've broken no laws of the state in which I reside." He asked that he be allowed to surrender himself voluntarily, noting that he had met every court date over the seven years of his case and that his daughter had health problems.
US attorney Dave Hall opposed the request, arguing that the government had new evidence of Lepp's involvement in a marijuana grow that was traced to a neighbor's property last week. Lepp's friends staunchly deny that he had any involvement in the grow.
Patel granted Lepp's request and set a surrender date of July 6th, while inviting the government to submit any additional incriminating evidence it might have to demand an earlier surrender.
Patel ruled that Lepp was ineligible for the "safety valve" exemption to the mandatory minimum on two grounds. First, the evidence showed that Lepp had been a leader or organizer of other people in his activity. Secondly, the government claimed that he had failed give a full and truthful account of his activities. At his trial, Lepp had testified that he did not grow any marijuana, but simply let his land be used for cultivation by other patients. The government had asked Lepp to recant this claim and admit that he grew the marijuana.
Lepp refused, saying he had testified truthfully.
"I've never seen a man work harder to get time in prison than Mr. Lepp," remarked Mr Hall.
""I would rather do ten years and be able to look myself in the eyes than never be able to look myself in the eyes again," said Lepp.
The courtroom burst into gasps and sobs as Patel pronounced her sentence. Lepp's attorney, Michael Hinckley, called it an "incredible sentence." Patel responded, "Incredible is what the law requires."
Patel noted that Lepp's driving passion appeared to be legalizing marijuana. "Maybe you want to be a martyr for the cause," she said.
California NORML coordinator Dale Gieringer commented: "This case sadly illustrates the senselessness of federal marijuana laws. The last thing this country needs is more medical marijuana prisoners. Hopefully, we can change the law and get Eddy out of jail before he completes his sentence."

 

[Vegan]

He was over the limits but in truth what happened doesnt really matter.. no one should go to prison for marijuana... it comes from nature and the earth and its a crime against nature that one person has ever spent a day in jail or prison for it.
We are not here to judge but to support each other. This plant was given to us for a reason. All of us who know about it have a mission to enlighten others.. It is the most beneficial plant on earth.
Sending good vibes your way today.. all day eddie..
www.goodkarmagrowers.com

ahh i googled his name..quite the oepration he had going there

so if the fed gov accepted a MMJ statues in the next 10 yrs, eddy would be released .right?

he is a true activist in my book..

 

[belfast]

I thought that California did not have any money left to employ cops.

MENDOCINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
THOMAS D. ALLMAN, Sheriff-Coroner
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER: 2009-04-03-NO.1
SUBJECT: MEDICAL MARIJUANA
SUPERSEDES: 2008-08-04-NO.1
2008-02-11-NO.1 Amended
2005-10-26-NO.1
http://www.mendocinosheriff.com/pdfs/2009-04-03-No1_JN.pdf

http://www.ukiahvalley.tv/?v=3983200

I hope they are proud of themselves

 

[T.Baggins]

so if the fed gov accepted a MMJ statues in the next 10 yrs, eddy would be released .right?
QUOTE]

unfortunately i dont think so...... when he "committed the crime" it was illegal...

 

[IE2KS_KUSH]

 

[kmk420kali]

so if the fed gov accepted a MMJ statues in the next 10 yrs, eddy would be released .right?

unfortunately i dont think so...... when he "committed the crime" it was illegal...

Not really-- It was legal(-ish) under State Law...but he was not allowed to mention that during his trial--
This is not about if he was doing something illegal...it is about the Feds having the ability to come in and spit on State Law-- If they got a beef with Calif State Law, they should be attacking Arnold, or Jerry Brown about this-- Not Eddy Lepp!!
Fucking Bastards!!

 

[PkRipper]

RUN EDDY, ! RUN for your life!

 

[justalilrowdy]

I read that is what the judge suggested he do at the trial but hope springs eternal.. I just read this as well

"I think that amount of time is excessive, but it's not up to me," U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel said in sentencing Charles "Eddy" Lepp in a San Francisco courtroom crowded with his supporters.

Patel gave Lepp until July 6 to report to prison and said she would reconsider the sentence if Congress changed the law, which requires a 10-year term for growing at least 1,000 marijuana plants.

 

[Gypsy Nirvana]

A sad day indeed when someone gets as much jail time for growing plants (creating life) as another might get for killing someone.... (taking life)

We are all on your side Eddy.....take care my friend and hopefully the laws will change soon and we can all see you as a free man again......

 

[De La Luz]

very sad indeed, sending you the best of vibes !! Stay Strong!!