Grants Pass Medical Marijuana Grower Sentenced To 10 Years

[Truth Seeker]

A state-registered medical marijuana grower from Grants Pass was sentenced Monday to a decade in federal prison for drug and gun crimes.

Jason Nelson, 37, was found guilty in June of conspiracy and manufacture of marijuana and possession of unregistered firearms. The jury verdict came after a four-day federal trial.

The investigation into Nelson began last year when authorities in Portland stopped a southern Oregon woman who was attempting to ship 74 pounds of marijuana to the East Coast.

Part of that shipment was traced to Nelson's property, where authorities discovered an elaborate marijuana growing operation. Police also found three machine guns, two silencers, two undersized rifles high-capacity magazines and machine gun parts.

Police also found a shipping container outfitted with grow lights and 162 small marijuana plants.

Evidence at trial indicated Nelson was selling multiple pounds of pot for up to $2,700 a pound.

Selling marijuana is illegal under federal law and under the state's medical marijuana law, which allows growers only to recoup their costs for supplies and utilities.

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Source: oregonlive.com
Author: Noelle Crombie
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[Propa Gator]

Wow, hella garden.

 

[Aardvark]

The lesson here is that this was probably preventable.

 

[Propa Gator]

Ya sure, give 'em an inch and they want the whole yard, but look at those water-cooled lights, ShaZaaam!

 

[J9BLACK]

Guns, really?

This was no care giver. A shotgun for family defense, sure... but there is no property worth killing or dying for. Hey man, you wanna bun down my house? Let me pack a few things first.

No, this guy was more like a Bond villain with a bad fucking ass grow room and silencers and shit. This guy deserves a villain name: THE POUNDER

 

[Propa Gator]

THE POUNDER

I heard it said in Boston, that "he can pound sand". "10 years! What am I, soft?"

I say don't stick your head up so high, and it might not get pounded.

 

[Weed420]

People get greedy but your common sense should over ride your addiction to cash.