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Minnesota man settles marijuana case, seeks legislative changes

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 08/13/2015 - 08:45

NEW ULM — A man who was charged with three felonies for growing marijuana for his own medical use pleaded guilty to one count of possession of marijuana and will face no jail time and the conviction will be removed from his record when he completes probation.

Jon Hansen II, 33, was charged in February of 2014 after New Ulm Police, based on a tip, searched his home and found three ounces of marijuana and several plants being grown for Hansen’s personal use to treat his depression and anxiety.

One of Hansen's attorneys, Calvin P. Johnson of Mankato, said in a press release that Hansen is lobbying state lawmakers to remove marijuana as a Schedule I substance.

Earlier this spring Hansen asked Brown County District Court Judge Robert Docherty to throw out the felony charges because when the Legislature had legalized medical marijuana it had implicitly taken marijuana out of...

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