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September 4th, 2014
01:27 PM ET

The Price of Pot: "Kettle Falls Five" face charges in state where marijuana is legal

As Washington's legal pot business booms, some people in the state are facing federal drug charges for growing marijuana.

The price of pot: Life sentence for buying marijuana?

Five people in Kettle Falls, Washington may be facing 10 years in prison for conspiring to grow and sell marijuana. The five claim they were using it for medical reasons.

Should marijuana use be legal?

But if pot is legal, why won't the federal prosecutors drop the charges? Does the punishment fit the crime?

CNN's David Mattingly has the story.

Medical marijuana users caught in state-federal conflict


Filed under: Marijuana • News • The Price of Pot
September 2nd, 2014
01:19 PM ET

The price of pot: Life sentence for buying marijuana?

A Missouri man is serving a life sentence for pot. Marijuana may be legal in some parts of the country, but in others, pot could land you in jail for the rest of your life.

Life sentence for buying marijuana?

So how does the punishment fit the crime?

The price of pot: State by state


Filed under: International • Justice • Marijuana • News • The Price of Pot