Judge Sentences ‘Right to Farm’ Pot Grower

A St. Louis man had no legal right under a Missouri pro-farming law to grow a crop of marijuana plants in his home, a judge has ruled.

The circuit judge sentenced the man to 120 days of “shock time” and five years of probation following a bench trial in which he was found guilty of drug distribution and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.

The convicted man had 300 pot plants in his home. He did not dispute he was growing marijuana but argued the “Right to Farm” amendment voters approved in 2014 guarantees the right to cultivate marijuana. The amendment states, in part, that “the right of farms and ranches to engage in farming and ranching practices shall be forever guaranteed in this state.”

The man’s attorney said his client maintains his innocence under the amendment. “That’s still his position,” the attorney said, “100 percent.”

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch