North Carolina: Stimson Found Guilty Of Marijuana Trafficking

Jacob Redmond

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A jury found a Henderson County man guilty on two counts of marijuana trafficking after less than two hours of deliberations Thursday.

Todd Stimson, 44, was sentenced in Henderson County Superior Court to a minimum of 25 months in prison and a maximum of 39 months.

Closing arguments wrapped up Thursday shortly after noon in the trial. Simpson had claimed felony marijuana charges against him were unwarranted because he was running a research operation focusing on the medical benefits of marijuana.

The trial began Monday. Dozens of supporters of Stimson were in the courtroom, and others stood outside the courthouse holding signs calling for Stimson's release.

"It takes a person to actually stand out to make a change," Stimson told the Citizen-Times during the lunch break. "They're at war against people like me. There are people out here who don't want war."

Stimson was charged in July 2013 after police raided Blue Ridge Medical Cannabis Research Corp., which Stimson operated out of his home, and seized dozens of marijuana plants.

A key point of contention in the trial had been the condition of marijuana seized and stored as evidence. Some of it decayed, and portions were repackaged.

"Not only was it not preserved, it was intentionally destroyed," Asheville attorney Ben Scales, one of two attorneys for Stimson, told jurors.

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