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Before Scott Shupe made news for getting busted in Oregon with four pounds of marijuana, he was spotlighted for an unusual collection: more than 300,000 marbles.
The 54-year-old Spokane man faces drug charges after he was arrested Friday with a stash he said was meant for medical marijuana patients at the dispensary he co-owns in Spokane, Change.
But Shupe (pictured above in 2005) doesn’t have a medical marijuana card in Oregon.
Even if he did, police say the four pounds he was caught with exceeds the pound and a half limit in place in Oregon and Washington. (Read my story here.)
Shupe’s legal problems are a sharp change from his last news-making feat. Read a June 2005 story on his marble collection here.
Reporter Meghann Cuniff writes about public safety news from the Inland Northwest and beyond.
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lewis8457 on August 27 at 9:29 a.m.
it was ignorance to assume the medical cards are accepted in other States. Sad mistake. another man big brother will judge convict and jail at our expense. that was not doing anything to harm himself or others.
I am not sure where he was caught but he should have gotten over to the Washington side as soon as he could. Dalles bridge or Biggs is usually the way to go.
I hope he can get off, I will say a prayer for him.
pixelmation on January 13 at 12:57 p.m.
I started this petition for Scott Shupe and others who need to transport medications between WA, OR & CA….Make Transporting Medical Marijuana Legal 4 Dispensaries:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/make-transporting-medical-marijuana-legal-4-dispensaries/
I know Scott personally and am saddened by some of the comments on other sites about him, yet thankful for the comment posted on here as he will be thankful for your prayers. Please keep praying for him and that with all this going to trial after all that new laws are made because of it…also the reason for the petition so head on over there and sign it TODAY!!