Marine wife had mom mail marijuana to her

[unhappycamper]

Marine wife had mom mail marijuana to her
By Chiyomi Sumida, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Friday, Arpil 25, 2008

NAHA, Okinawa — A Marine spouse pleaded guilty in Japanese court Wednesday to having marijuana mailed to her at Camp Courtney.

Jessica M. Montgomery, 23, told the court she had her mother send 5.98 grams (about 0.21 ounces) of marijuana from Ohio to her APO address last May.

Japanese customs officials detected the marijuana concealed in a package addressed to Montgomery on May 24 at Camp Kinser before it could be delivered to her at Courtney, according to the indictment.

A Japanese prosecutor recommended a one-year prison term with hard labor, while Montgomery’s lawyer asked the court to suspend the sentence.

Before adjourning the one-hour hearing, Judge Hiroyuki Yoshii admonished Montgomery by saying that living in a foreign country means representing one’s nation. “Your action could not only damage yourself but disgrace your country,” he said.


Article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=54294

[Ian David]

1. Oh, puh-leaze! pResident Blowmonkey shames our country more than Pot-Mom does. n/t

[glowing]

2. That's awesome. Marijuana needs to be legalized anyway..

On the other hand, she is in the marine's, she should abide by the laws of the land that she is in.

[Lobster Martini]

3. A year and hard labor? For 0.21 ounces?...No wonder Godzilla hates Japan...

(n/t)

[DiverDave]

4. What? no Ganj on the island?

There HAS to be a source, or, in that climate it'll grow right smart.
Dave (lived on Maui 12 years and *heard, (cough, cough),* about that sort of thing).

Hence my handle, as I taught scuba diving there...man, what a life.