Thursday, May 23, 2013
MARIJUANA DEBATE
Trial for Big Island advocate delayed
Roger Christie, in custody since 2010 on federal drug counts, faces new charges
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 24, 2013
~~<p>Big Island marijuana advocate Roger Christie, who has spent more than 21⁄2 years in federal custody pending trial on marijuana trafficking, will have to spend at least five more months behind bars.</p>
<p>The jury trial was pushed back to July partly because he was indicted by a federal grand jury last month on additional marijuana and tax charges.</p>
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Big Island marijuana advocate Roger Christie, who has spent more than 21⁄2 years in federal custody pending trial on marijuana trafficking, will have to spend at least five more months behind bars.
The jury trial was pushed back to July partly because he was indicted by a federal grand jury last month on additional marijuana and tax charges. Login for more...
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