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Eddy Lepp
Medical marijuana activist is convicted of growing 24,000 marijuana plants.
It what may be is last in-depth interview before going to prision for LIFE, the Rev. Eddy Lepp sat down to discuss his past and future when he took Time 4 Hemp.
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A federal court jury has convicted a medical marijuana activist of illegally growing more than 24,000 pot plants that were clearly visible from a highway near his home in Lake County.
Federal prosecutors said Charles "Eddy" Lepp, 56, faces a mandatory sentence of at least 10 years in prison after the jury in San Francisco found him guilty Tuesday of conspiracy and cultivation with the intent to distribute marijuana. Sentencing is scheduled Dec. 1.
Lepp is a longtime medical marijuana advocate whose battles with the government over his prosecution won him a "freedom fighter" award from High Times Magazine.
He was arrested in 2004 after federal agents said they found 32,500 marijuana plants in gardens near his home in Upper Lake. U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel ruled that the seizure was based on an invalid warrant, but allowed prosecutors to offer evidence of more than 24,000 plants that were in plain view of Highway 20.
Lepp also argued that, as a Rastafarian minister, he had a religious right to grow and use marijuana, a sacrament to his faith. He claimed his church had 2,500 members who were all sharecroppers of the plants.
But Patel barred him from using religion as a defense to the charges in a pretrial ruling Aug. 14. She said an individual charged with possession for personal use might be allowed to argue that marijuana was central to his faith. Lepp, however, could not credibly claim that his religion compelled him to distribute thousands of plants to unidentified parishioners, the judge said.
Defense lawyer Michael Hinckley said Lepp would appeal on the religious issue and perhaps on other grounds as well. He said Lepp, whose wife and father both died of cancer, believes strongly in the religious and medical use of marijuana.
Noting that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld such federal prosecutions despite California's medical marijuana law, Hinckley said, "As long as the state and federal government are in conflict on this issue, unfortunate results like this are going to continue to occur."
Eddy Lepp and the Grass Act
Eddy Lepp discusses the Grass Act. This is a clip from the public-access TV show, 'Hemp'n Aint Easy' in July of 2007.
Free Eddy Lepp!
A 5-minute film about Eddy Lepp and The Healing Fields, the twenty five acres of mariuana off of highway 20 where he grew over 22,000 plants.
Meet Linda Lepp
Linda, married to Eddie Lepp, suffered from stage 4 lung cancer. At the time of this taping, her doctors could still not explain why her lung tumor was diminishing. Linda & Eddy, like myself, believe it is directly because of her Cannabis regiment.
Eddy Lepp and Jack Herer being interviewed on the 4:20 show - August, 2008
Eddy speeks about his upcoming trial where he's facing one or two life sentences plus 20 years, and about a $3.5 million dollar fine for cultivation or maintaining a residence to do controlled substances (Cannabis Hemp).
Jack Herer and Eddie Lepp at Seattle HempFest 2007
Jack Herer and Eddy Lepp at the 2007 Seattle HempFest. These Freedom Fighters gave us 5 minutes of their Precious time. Jack is still recovering from his stroke, but has the Passion and fire of a 21 year old! Eddie will soon Prevail (we hope) in his case and win against Goliath Odds!
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