Man Gets Prison Time for Transporting Medical Weed Between Two Legal States

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Medical marijuana is legal in both Maine and Massachusetts, but bringing bud across state lines is still a federal crime, no matter what local laws say.

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54-year-old Massachusetts resident John Valdes will spend the next six months locked behind a prison cell after federal authorities caught him carrying 6 pounds of cannabis home across state lines from Maine. 

According to the Lewiston Sun Journal, Valdes suffers from Lyme disease, is a registered MMJ patient in his home state, and said that he uses medical marijuana to ease his sickness. Valdes also told law enforcement...

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