Man, 81, Charged With Selling Marijuana

[The Straight Story]

Man, 81, Charged With Selling Marijuana
Man Says He Has Been Dealing Drugs For 2 Years


OCKLAWAHA, Fla. -- An 81-year-old Marion County man is accused of selling marijuana from his home.

Carlton Griggs was arrested Wednesday and charged with drug possession with intent to sell. He was taken to the Marion County Jail and released Thursday.

Authorities say Griggs told them he had been selling marijuana for about two years from his Ocklawaha home, less than 20 miles southeast of Ocala.

The Ocala Star-Banner reported that Griggs' wife declined to comment. Griggs was not available for comment.

Griggs was also charged with possession of a firearm without a serial number. Authorities had found a gun in his car. The drugs were found in a cooler in his cellar.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/22886124/detail.html

[proteus_lives]

1. Firearm without a serial number?

Any sympathy for Mr. Griggs is gone after that.

[msanthrope]

3. It's possible the gun is old, as opposed to tampered with. n/t

[old mark]

6. Guns made in the US before the 1968 firearms act were not required to ever have

serial numbers, and most companies had them for their record keeping purposes only. Most shotguns and rimfire rifles prior to '69 had no SN's...I have owned several of them. Most states don't register these guns anyway, and people are free to sell them personally rather than through a dealer.

The serial number is nothing magical that prevents crime.....

mark

[James48]

2. Got his address?

[B Calm]

4. Good thing it wasn't in Texas, he'd get 35 years plus behind bars.

Child molesters get 3 to 5 years.

[Fumesucker]

5. Gotta have priorities..

He was probably selling to his great, great, grandkids..

[Historic NY]

10. but he would have life time health care...in the infirmary

[old mark]

7. Probably get a few years in prison so he can be "rehabilitated".

Stupid laws, stupid legal system - waste of time and money inflicting misery for no real reason.

mark

[notesdev]

8. Maybe he wanted to be arrested

health care costs gotta be a bitch at 81. Now, in jail, they're free.

[Chemisse]

9. If I were 81, I would prefer selling pot to eating cat food

Sometimes you've gotta do what you've gotta do.

[Iggo]

11. That shit should be legal.

This is getting ridiculous.

[ensho]

12. hugs and kisses for him - hope the cops weren't rough

nt

[rcrush]

13. Way to waste tax money Florida!

[Octafish]

14. From a certain perspective, it's a win-win.

Getting the government to control the competition makes good business sense.
So, the mafia and the politicians they control can continue to make big bucks off Dope Inc.

Ask Jebthro and Smirko.