Criminal
Apr. 24, 2009
Case to Test New Stance on Medical Pot
Kenneth E. Hayes, who had fled the country to escape marijuana charges, returned expecting a more lenient stance from the Obama Administration. His attorney says no such luck.
Daily Journal Staff Writer In a test case for the Obama administration's stance on California's medical marijuana laws, a man who fled the country to avoid federal drug charges but later returned expecting more leniency under the new president has agreed to plead guilty to one drug count and tax evasion, his attorney said Wednesday. In the original charges, Kenneth E. Hayes faced a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison. The char...
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