LOS ANGELES—The owner of a Morro Bay medical marijuana dispensary has been convicted on federal drug distribution counts.
Charles Lynch was found guilty on Tuesday of distributing more than 100 kilos of marijuana, some of it to minors. The 46-year-old man's Los Angeles trial dramatized the conflict in state and federal marijuana laws.
Lynch, owner of Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers, faces five to 85 years in federal prison.
Cultivating, using and selling medical pot to authorized patients is allowed under California law. But federal law outlaws marijuana cultivation, use and sales.
Charles Lynch was found guilty on Tuesday of distributing more than 100 kilos of marijuana, some of it to minors. The 46-year-old man's Los Angeles trial dramatized the conflict in state and federal marijuana laws.
Lynch, owner of Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers, faces five to 85 years in federal prison.
Cultivating, using and selling medical pot to authorized patients is allowed under California law. But federal law outlaws marijuana cultivation, use and sales.
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