Mich. farmer avoids jail time
MANITOU BEACH, Mich. — Edwin and Linda Schmieding’s home now lies deserted.
A closed gate blocks entrance to the 23-acre farm’s waist-high grass. The farm has been unoccupied since Mr. Schmieding, 62, and his wife were arrested in a June, 2011 drug raid at the property by law enforcement...
Mich. farmer with 8,000 pot plants gets probation
DETROIT (AP) — A southeastern Michigan farmer recovering from throat cancer was sentenced to probation instead of prison Tuesday for growing thousands of marijuana plants, due partly to many handwritten letters from supporters who described him as a modest, selfless man who helps others at every turn.
"This is...
Rome Township woman off the hook in pot case
A federal prosecutor said he dropped a marijuana manufacturing charge against a Rome Township woman because he is convinced she had little involvement in growing more than 8,000 marijuana plants seized in a 2011 police raid.
A trial that was to have begun June 18 for Linda Diane Schmieding,...