War on pot rejected by voters

[Mark Stapleton]

The article states he had three prior convictions involving use of a gun in furtherance of drug dealing. Unless this is just a poorly worded article...???
And yes you can get way less here in TX. for murder. My friend's daughter was murdered and he got 35 years. But this was pursuant to a plea deal. This guy went to trial. It is still wacky but it appears it was the gun that got the sentence not the pot. Meaning if this was just selling pot without a weapon the outcome would have been different. (However without seeing more detail it's difficult to speculate.)
Dawn

The sentence seems so harsh it beggars belief, so I would assume there's more to the story than the facts outlined in the article.

Still, 55 years is a life sentence for him and his family.

The WOD targets the poor and minority groups.