JOHN ASHCROFT'S NEPHEW GETS PROBATION FOR GROWING 60 PLANTS

[The420Guy]

The nephew of Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft, received probation after a felony conviction in state court for growing 60 marijuana plants with intent to distribute the drug in 1992- a lenient sentence, given that the charges against him often trigger much tougher federal penalties and jail time. Ashcroft was the tough-on-drugs Missouri governor at the time.

Release Date January 12
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