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A Matter of Opinion: Is Grandma A Drug Dealer?


Christopher Anderson/Spokesman-Review

An ailing great-grandmother in Spokane who uses marijuana for medical purposes has been charged as a drug dealer. Read about Christine Rose Baggett in Thomas Clouse's story: Surprise side effect Sounds to me like Baggett made the wrong decision in tipping her dealer with a small amount of marijuana. But a felony charge strikes me as over the top.

Question: What do you think of the charges against Christine Rose Baggett?



Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.