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Title: Disabled Vet Faces Life In Prison for Treating PTSD with Pot
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Prison Planet
URL Source: http://www.prisonplanet.com/disable ... or-treating-ptsd-with-pot.html
Published: Jul 1, 2015
Author: Adan Salazar
Post Date: 2015-07-01 19:49:14 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 10626
Comments: 73
A marine corps veteran faces life in prison for cultivating marijuana plants while he lived in Oklahoma, plants which he relied on to treat severe post-traumatic stress disorder. Last year, police raided the home of 33-year-old Kristoffer Lewandowski, a military father of three who was honorably discharged for medical reasons after serving multiple tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Kristoffer’s wife Whitney reveals her husband, fearing liver damage from consuming a massive amount of pharmaceutical drugs, was successfully transitioning to marijuana as a preferred treatment. “He was just using it… He couldn’t get any, and, of course, we’re a military family, we’re very poor, we couldn’t afford to buy it anyway,” Kristoffer’s wife, Whitney told TruthInMedia.com. “So he was just growing it for himself. He was on his way out of the military and just wanted to see if it would help with [his mental health issues].” “He was taking 13 pills a day, and it was just killing his liver,” she said. “He was having all these issues with his body and he just wanted to try something more natural to just see if he could do without that many pills a day,” Whitney said, adding the treatments were “absolutely effective.” Police were summoned to Lewandowski’s Geronimo residence in June 2014 after neighbors reported him suffering a PTSD episode. Amid the emotional breakdown, Whitney brought their three children to the neighbor’s house in attempts to “diffuse the situation.” Rather than provide the former soldier immediate medical attention, police proceeded to conduct a search of Lewandowski’s home for drugs, locating six marijuana plants. “The kind of help he got was being tossed in jail,” Whitney expressed. Police charged Kristoffer with felony marijuana cultivation, possession of drug paraphernalia and domestic violence, a charge which Whitney admits to have filed against her husband at the behest of officers. The former felony charge carries a posssible fine of $25,000 and anywhere from 20 years to life in prison, according to Oklahoma statutes. Whitney says police at the time twisted her arm into pressing charges against her husband, threatening her with felony charges, as well as confiscation of their children by Child Protective Services. “They’re trying to use me as a victim and to make it look worse on his case,” Whitney insists. “My husband has absolutely never laid his hands on me ever. He is not an abusive man, ever… quite the opposite. He is extremely doting.” Later that year in October, after posting a $20,000 bail, Lewandowski decided it was time to move his family back to California, where he legally obtained a medical marijuana prescription. Last month on June 16, undercover police nabbed Kristoffer as he picked his children up from pre-school in a dramatic, guns-drawn arrest after he failed to appear at a court hearing. “To be picked up like that, we’re all blown away,” Whitney described. “Especially in a pre-school parking lot where all my kids’ friends are, their parents are. Everyone’s witnessing this, and it was horrifying.” TruthInMedia.com reports, “Kristoffer Lewandowski currently remains in police custody in California awaiting extradition to Oklahoma where he will face his charges.” A Change.org petition signed by over 12 thousand people asks for Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin to pardon Kristoffer. Whitney has also set up a GoFundMe page to raise donations for legal fees, as well as a Facebook page to raise awareness. 
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#17. To: Deckard, misterwhite, sneakypete, GrandIsland, (#0)
"...nine marijuana plants were found growing on the property."
Domestic disturbance turns into pot bust Posted: Jun 02, 2014 4:29 PM GERONIMO, Okla._What started out as a call on a domestic disturbance complaint for Comanche County Sheriff's deputies, turned into a major pot bust in the county. Deputies responded to a home on Arapaho Street in Geronimo around 10:00 p.m. Sunday after 32-year-old Kristoffer Lewandowski was seen chasing his wife with a knife. After barricading himself in his home, he ultimately surrendered. That's when nine marijuana plants were found growing on the property. "This is a rare deal. Usually you just go out to a domestic and you just take care of the situation," explained Comanche County Sheriff Kenny Stradley. Sheriff Stradley said it was clear from the get-go that Sunday night's call was anything but typical. "The individual supposedly chased his wife with a knife and she went next door to a neighbor. They went to the door, he was inside the house, he first wouldn't come out. We thought he had a gun," said Stradley. Once Lewandowski surrendered and came out of this house, that's when sheriff's deputies went inside. All it took was one look around the home for officers to realize they were dealing with a more serious situation. “When we get there and we find out we have marijuana there that's being grown, it seems to get worse. And then with children present this is a bad situation gone worse for the whole entire family," explained Sheriff Stradley. The entire ordeal was witnessed by Lewandowski's two young children. Both were taken into DHS custody before being released to their mother. In all, nine marijuana plants were found, along with growing equipment and two guns. Lewandowski now faces charges of cultivating marijuana, paraphernalia and domestic assault in the presence of a child. It's a situation that Sheriff Stradley says has no winners. "Probably one of the things that bothers me is that you've got kids in the house and you're growing drugs in there. Kids are precious. If you don't have enough for yourself, you should have enough for your kids to not have it around them. This was a situation that was bad…that went from bad to worse," said Sheriff Stradley. Lewandowski is currently enlisted in the U.S. Marines. He sits in the Comanche County Detention Center to await further investigation by military police.
It is a “felony” only when selling the marijuana. Marijuana Laws in Oklahoma
According to Oklahoma law, cultivating up to 1,000 plants is a felony, punishable by a maximum $25,000 fine and between 20 years and life imprisonment. They don't mess around in Oklahoma.
#35. To: misterwhite (#32)
And how many plants did the Vet have? Post # 30, per misterwhite: Now they're saying nine plants. It would appear you are guilty of " yellow journalism ", to further an AGENDA. Grow up.
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#18. To: Deckard, misterwhite, sneakypete, GrandIsland (#17)
Updated: Jun 09, 2014 01:36 PM
#20. To: Deckard, misterwhite, sneakypete, GrandIsland (#18)
Police charged Kristoffer with felony marijuana cultivation…
If he is charged with a felony, then he is charged with selling marijuana.
Therefore, this is more serious than the article implies.
#32. To: Gatlin (#20)
"It is a “felony” only when selling the marijuana."
Replies to Comment # 32. " According to Oklahoma law, cultivating up to 1,000 plants is a felony "
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