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DreamSmoker

(841 posts)
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 02:00 PM Sep 2012

Medical marijuana caregiver dies in police custody

One of Montana's first medical marijuana caregivers has died during a prison transfer in federal custody. He was being transferred due his worsening medical problems, and after mouths of delays was finally moved to a federal prison more properly equipped to handle his condition, but he never made it.

68-year-old Richard Flor, a Vietnam veteran, was sentenced to five years in prison earlier this year on drug related charges during some spring medical marijuana raids.

His family ran a dispensary out of their home, and Flor was a co-owner of Montana Cannabis. His wife and son were also sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in the business, but his daughter fought for a lighter sentence due her serious health problems.

http://www.examiner.com/node/52249891

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Medical marijuana caregiver dies in police custody (Original Post) DreamSmoker Sep 2012 OP
shameful n/t zazen Sep 2012 #1
Eric Holder and the DoJ atreides1 Sep 2012 #2
Mutherfuckers! Webster Green Sep 2012 #3
Murder, AFAIAC. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #4
R n K, Sad n Shameful story, nt Royal Sloan 09 Sep 2012 #5
That's definitely a "disproportionate" penalty. NT Trillo Sep 2012 #6

atreides1

(16,799 posts)
2. Eric Holder and the DoJ
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 02:06 PM
Sep 2012

Able to lock up a Vietnam vet with health problems, and through neglect kill him...but cannot bring corrupt bankers and a racist sheriff to justice!

Should have just kept Gonzales or given it back to Ashcroft...as much good as Holder has done!!!

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