Chris Bartkowicz faces jail for growing pot as Aris Minter, two others charged with stealing it

• Hello, I would like to comment about how great our country and government is! Mr. Bartkowicz clearly deserves punishment for not only this "bonehead mistake" but also that he has a track record and is a felon who repeated his mistakes over and over again. We hear how bad the DEA and FBI are but we don't hear enough that they keep us safe and free. Sure there are many more problems to address but at the same token we have responsibilities to not break the law. Clearly, marijuana gets attention because its big business. At the same time many of the caregivers and patients don't have the mental capability to "fly straight" and the DEA will do their job to send a message that if you don't "adhere to the law" the consequences are there! Can u imagine if our government gave a multibillion dollar crop to the people and not monitor or have control. We would have a revolution in this country. Robberies and murders would be the norm. So yes medical marijuana helps people and doesnt harm. In context, people must not take matters in their own hands!! Can you imagine that they legalize hitting red lights? Well if our government doesnt lead us to the promised land in the safest and logical way then all the criminals wont! This moron Bartkowicz must face the consequences set forth!!! It's critical. He has repeated his mistakes and has broken the law. If you want to legalize marijuana then don't use Bartkowicz as an "angel" who did nothing wrong. He had many options. He didn;t need to grow that many plants. Thank You

• Theresa, today's events could make you even angrier. Chris Bartkowicz entered his guilty plea, but the judge sent him directly to jail instead of allowing him to remain at large until his January 28 sentencing. The explanation is in this post: http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/10/chris_bartkowicz_highlands_ranch_marijuana_grower_likely_to_plead_guilty_at_thursday_hearing.php

• So at the same time, we are prosecuting one guy for growing it and three men for stealing it?? Let's make up our minds, shall we? When did the DEA stop checking to see if people were breaking the law before punishing them? Yah, Chris had too many plants... big, fat, hairy deal. They were not assault rifles or IED's for heaven's sake. They were not even batches of meth. They were pot plants. And since Chris was 'protected' by his status as a caregiver, able to legally grow Cannabis for medical purposes, they should never have been raiding the growhouse in the first place, so the amount of plants found ought to be inadmissable. Why are they fighting SO hard against legalization, whether medical or all-out legalization? What is the big threat? Why are they so scared of the People getting our hands on a peace-inducing, beneficial plant? Ask yourself these questions, then go research marijuana studies on Google. There is NOTHING about this plant that putting it so high on the priorities list of the DEA makes any sense whatsoever. Why aren't they going to this much trouble to bust meth and heroin cookers, makers, traffickers, and pushers? Why is it that every day we hear of another pot bust and not ACTUAL drug busts? This is wrong and the People of Colorado should be ANGRY. I'm in Boise, Idaho and I support Chris Bartkowicz!

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