Texas Teen Faces Life in Prison For Pot Brownies: The Stupid Flows in Williamson County

[TexasTowelie]

While many states have already legalized medical use of cannabis and 2 have moved to legalize it for recreational purposes, the supposedly small government loving state of Texas is still firmly under the spell of "reefer madness."

A Williamson County teenager now faces a sentence of 5 years to life for hash brownies. Even though 19 year old Jacob Lavoro is a first time offender the fact that his recipe included hash oil instead of plant matter raises the level of offense from a misdemeanor to a first degree felony.

That is because when weighing the substance authorities don't just include the weight of the hash oil but the entire weight of the brownies including: flower, chocolate, eggs, etc. That means Lavoro is being charged with having 1.4lbs of hash brownies instead of the mere few grams of hash oil he used.

If I take 1 gram of hash oil and mix it (dilute it) into 500 grams of brownie mix, eggs, water, vegetable oil, etc., I now have 501 grams of a controlled substance. Not 1 gram, but 501 grams. I have taken a low-level felony and made it into a first degree felony. - Williamson Co. Assistant DA Mark Brunner

Brunner seems to be OK with that explanation saying later in an official statement that, "unless the law changes, we will continue to prosecute such cases."

More at http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/15267/texas-teen-facing-up-to-life-in-prison-for-pot-brownies .

[font color=green]I'll have to warn my friend not to take the "green" apple muffins to Homecoming in Georgetown this fall.[/font]

[3catwoman3]

1. This is absolutely...

...crazy.