Former medical marijuana provider and current Montana Cannabis Industry Association president Chris Lindsey plans to plead guilty to a federal drug charge.
Lindsey is a co-founder of Montana Cannabis, one of the largest medical marijuana providers raided across the state in March 2011 in a federal crackdown.
Lindsey struck a deal with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to conspiracy to maintain a drug-involved premises. The charge carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine upon conviction.
Prosecutors agreed to drop several other charges, including conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana and possession of a firearm during a drug-trafficking offense.
Lindsey will appear in court on Sept. 6, the same date that his former partner, Tom Daubert, is to be sentenced on the same charge.
Advocacy group head to plead guilty to pot charge
LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY
POSTED: 1:59 PM Aug 28 2012
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