Round Rock Teen Accused of Selling Pot Brownies Won't Get Life Sentence
A 19-year-old in Round Rock is no longer facing the possibility of life in prison for allegedly making marijuana brownies and selling them for $25 each. The case involving Jacob Lavoro attracted national attention. An online petition against the punishment has more than a quarter million signatures.
Williamson County assistant District Attorney Mark Brunner says they decided not to pursue a charge based on the total weight of the brownies to avoid jury "distraction" during a possible trial.
"We just thought it would be clearer and simpler to just go with the hash oil that was found there in the kitchen and had not yet been added to anything else," Brunner says. He says they didn't want to have the jury wondering, "Exactly how much hash oil was in these brownies compared to all the other ingredients that may have been in there?"
The first-degree felony charge that could have yielded a life sentence for Lavoro was based on the total weight of the brownies, including legal ingredients such as flour, water and sugar.
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since it was made with hashish oil. While I have consumed potent potables before (brownies, cookies, [font color=green]green apple muffins[/font], etc.), I have never had anything made with hashish oil. It sounds like just a dab would be sufficient to get a good buzz so there may be some justification for such a steep price. 