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Grams'
Son
to
Face
Misdemeanor
Charges
12/17/99
Last month the Week Online
reported that Morgan Grams, son of Senator Rod Grams (R-Minnesota), had
apparently received "special treatment" from the Anoka County chief deputy
sheriff for marijuana found in Grams' car while he was on probation --
the 21-year old Grams was driven home while his 17-year old passenger spent
a month in a juvenile detention center (http://www.drcnet.org/wol/116.html#hypocrisyII).
Grams has now been charged
with misdemeanor traffic and marijuana offenses, and deputy Peter Beberg
is retiring, after an outside investigation headed by the sheriff of nearby
Dakota and Washington counties found that the traffic stop involved "less
than stellar police work," according to the New York Times. Investigators
did not, however, find evidence that the Senator had requested special
treatment for his son.
If convicted, Grams will
face a maximum of 90 days in jail and a $700 fine. The younger passenger
was convicted of a felony. Beberg is remaining in his position as
mayor of Anoka.
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Issue #119, 12/17/99
Gore Briefly Supports Access to Medical Marijuana, Then Backpedals | Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy Receives Major Support | Interview with Dr David Lewis | DEA Approves Hemp Cultivation Permit in Hawaii | Alaska Marijuana Initiative | Poll Finds Most Blacks, Majority of Whites Believe Law Enforcement Targets Minorities | ACLU Condemns Shooting of Denver Man in No-Knock Raid | UN Narcotics Board, Prime Minister Pressure Australian States on Safe-Injecting Rooms | Grams' Son to Face Misdemeanor Charges | Record Number of Drug Prisoners in California | Mendocino Decriminalization Initiative Needs Volunteers | California Counties Using New Law to Decriminalize Needle Exchange | Job Listing in San Francisco | Editorial: At the End of the American Century
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