Christopher Ingraham on Twitter: "If I'm reading the statutes correctly, this means an aggressive federal prosecutor could theoretically seek the death penalty for state-legal marijuana business operators growing 60,000 or more plants, or producing 60,000 kilos of product (edibles, etc) containing marijuana… https://t.co/O23FfEly5x"

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1. Tom Angell ⓥ‏Verified account @tomangell 21 Mar 2018
  Replying to @_cingraham
  
  Correct. Also eligible for death penalty: an enterprise receiving more than $20 million in gross receipts during a 12-month period.
  
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1. Matt‏ @feralcowboy 21 Mar 2018
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  Wouldn't people be less likely to convict someone if there was a possibility they would be sentenced to death for a drug charge?
  
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1. porti, esq.‏ @APORTILLA787 21 Mar 2018
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  So I guess a few pharma execs are going to die?
  
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1. Christopher Ingraham‏Verified account @_cingraham 21 Mar 2018
  Some back-of-the-envelope math: A box of Betty Crocker brownie mix makes about .783 kilos of pot brownies, which means that 76,627 batches of pot brownies could theoretically trigger the death penalty
  
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1. Brian Alford‏ @Brian_Alford 21 Mar 2018
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  @fordm ok so #MAGA is now killing dope growers, got it I thought it was just stupid wars and handing cash to assholes
  
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1. CD₂‏ @MuskokaCD 21 Mar 2018
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  I guess anti-drug advocates are finally right - someone's gonna die from smoking marijuana ...
  
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1. Robin ‏ @HazellRobin 21 Mar 2018
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  Oh hell no.
  
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