Matthew Davies, Medical Marijuana Provider, Pleads Guilty To Federal Felony Charges
Posted in: Today's ChiliMatthew R. Davies, a California man facing a litany of charges stemming from his work as a medical marijuana provider, pleaded guilty Friday to 10 federal felony offenses.
Davies was indicted on federal charges last July for manufacturing marijuana, after agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration raided his grow warehouse in 2011 and found 1,962 marijuana plants and 40 pounds of processed marijuana at the facility.
The operation came amid a larger pot crackdown by federal authorities in the Sacramento area, where marijuana dispensary owners have been repeatedly targeted despite California state law, under which medical cannabis is legal. Davies himself was heavily invested in the industry, holding a financial stake in seven lucrative marijuana storefront businesses that had been included in the investigation.
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