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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (7768)	8/24/2007 2:33:52 PM
From: Gersh Avery	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25737

Things that make you wanna go puke: -quote- In the spring of 1994, the Tucker family received lengthy prison sentences -- 10 years for Steve, 16 years for his older brother Gary, and 10 years for his brother's wife, Joanne -- without possibility of parole, for the curiously worded federal crime of "conspiracy to manufacture marijuana." Yet federal prosecutors never charged them with buying, selling, growing, transporting, smoking or even possessing marijuana. An 18-month DEA investigation had failed to turn up direct evidence connecting the Tuckers to even a single joint. Instead, they were locked away for selling the lamps, fertilizer and gardening hardware. -end quote- Steve Tucker was released from federal prison after serving ten years. For selling light bulbs. atlanta.creativeloafing.com WOW! Just found this interesting tidbit: "In 1981, the first bill to legalize medical-marijuana use was introduced in Congress. Its lead sponsor was a young, conservative Georgia lawmaker named Newt Gingrich."